- President Ranil Wickremesinghe believes NPP Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake will surpass SJB candidate Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming Presidential election and become the main opposition leader: criticises Premadasa’s performance as opposition leader and suggested that the SJB will lose its position as the main opposition to Dissanayake’s party.
- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa pledges to increase the contribution of Sri Lanka’s Northern and Eastern provinces to national development under a future SJB government: proposes a development system based on statistics and called for a donor conference to fund regional growth: Promises include subsidised fuel, affordable fertiliser, and improved transportation, alongside boosting tourism to accelerate development in these areas.
- NPP leader and Presidential Candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake assures his party will adhere to the Constitution if elected on September 21, governing for one and a half months until Parliament is dissolved: dispels fears of constitutional violations, stating options include a caretaker government or a small cabinet: also pledges to appoint new leadership for key government bodies by September 23.
- Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha announces 750,000 passports will be brought down within a month as an interim measure until the full implementation of E-passports: The delay in issuing E-passports was attributed to technical issues and poor planning by the Immigration Department: Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa criticised the crisis, blaming the government’s decision-making and lack of contingency planning.
- The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau claims approximately 1.6 million Sri Lankans residing abroad will be unable to vote in the 2024 Presidential Election: The revelation comes after a threatening comment allegedly made in public by MP Rajitha Senaratne, warning those living overseas to not come to Sri Lanka to vote for the National Peoples Power: The leftist party has lodged a complaint to the Election Commission against the MP’s comments, claiming that such threatening comments violate election laws and hinder a free and fair electoral process.
- Laugfs Gas PLC announces it will not revise domestic LP gas prices for September: The prices remain at Rs. 3,680 for a 12.5kg cylinder and Rs. 1,477 for a 5kg cylinder: Similarly, Litro Gas also decided not to change its prices, maintaining Rs. 2,892 for a 12.5kg cylinder and Rs. 1,198 for a 5kg cylinder.
- Two of the 35 dogs recently imported from the Netherlands by the Sri Lankan police have given birth to 13 puppies: The dogs, Denperds and Lia, belong to the Belgian Malinois, German Shepherd, and English Springer Spaniel breeds. The puppies and their mothers are healthy and currently housed at the Asgiriya Police Dog Headquarters in Kandy.
- The Court of Appeal has postponed the decision on former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella’s bail application to 3 October: Rambukwella, currently in remand custody over the alleged import of substandard Immunoglobulin injections, filed a writ petition seeking bail, claiming that the Maligakanda Magistrate repeatedly denied his bail requests without reasonable grounds.
- Two women, aged 38 and 58, were killed, and a three-year-old child was injured in a van-motorcycle collision near Katiyawa Junction on the Thalawa-Kekirawa road: The accident occurred when the van driver, allegedly a police sergeant, fell asleep at the wheel, veering into the motorcycle: The injured child is being treated at Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.
- The 9th Inter-Regiment Handball Tournament concluded at the Army Physical Training School in Panagoda, featuring 224 athletes from 13 regiments: The Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps won the women’s category, while the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment secured the men’s title: Trophies were awarded by Major General Mihindu Perera, with notable players including Corporal M.M.N.S Adhikari and Private S.A.S.M Perera.
