- Recommendations have been made by the Presidential Commission to amend certain sections of the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
- Army Commander General Shavendra Silva says no decision has been taken yet on a weekend travel destinations.
- The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has demanded a fair investigation into the death of a girl who worked at the home of MP Rishad Bathiudeen.
- A shop near the Kulapitiya junction in Kokuvil, Jaffna was attacked last night.
- Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will pay a visit to Jaffna to launch the National Program to Transform 100 Cities in Sri Lanka into New Dimensional Cities.
- The Ministry of Health has said that the information that the country is on the verge of facing the fourth wave of corona virus is false information.
- Delta virus infection has been identified in 6 people working in a garment factory in Piliyandala-Lullawila area.
- A further 1,566 people in the country have been diagnosed with coronavirus till last evening, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.
- Trade Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena has said that the people of the country will be pushed into debt if the salaries of government employees are increased.
- LAUGFS Gas, which accounts for 30 percent of the country's cooking gas market, has stopped imports, leading to a shortage of cooking gas in the market.
- To purchase paddy from farmers at government fixed prices
All rice mill owners have agreed.
- Re-declaring Departments as Essential Services by Secretary to the President
Special Gazette has been published.