The Cabinet of Ministers has reportedly not taken any decisions on price revisions of essential items including powdered milk, LP gas, wheat flour and cement.

The Cabinet of Ministers have decided to remove the price control imposed on rice and import a buffer stock to prevent any possible shortage.

Officers of the Narcotics Control Division of the Sri Lanka Customs today thwarted an attempt to smuggle 16 kg of gold into the country.

Hundreds of people lined up outside shops across many areas in the country as rumors about a possible price increase of essential commodities spread on Monday (27).

The Government Medical Officers’ Association requests that a National Identity Card number should be issued at birth.

Recommendations presented to the Cost of Living Committee pertaining to essential commodities will be submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval today.

Several trade unions representing the health services sector have launched a token strike this morning (27).

Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the country is expected to reopen from October 1 with the significant decrease in the number of deaths and cases of COVID-19.

Police have commenced a special investigation into a Sri Lankan WhatsApp group suspected to be connected to Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), operating in the country.

The largest PCR testing laboratory built in Sri Lanka officially commenced its operations yesterday (September 26).

Justice Minister Ali Sabry last week announced a program to allow prisoners with a record of good behaviour to make home visits under strict conditions.

A European Union delegation will arrive tomorrow for a routine review of whether Sri Lanka’s level of adherence to 27 international conventions on human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance warrants a continuation of the GSP+ trade concession.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says the re-opening of the country could be delayed till mid-October.

One of the sisters of a Sri Lankan woman who died in March following mistreatment at a Japanese detention facility has called on the immigration agency to accept responsibility for her sibling’s death as she left Japan.

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said the government has made plans to transition away from fossil fuels, promote de- carbonization, and make Sri Lanka a carbon neutral country by 2050.