President Gotabaya Rajapaksa while declaring that holding fresh elections were important to provide benefits to the people offered relief to the public.
Accordingly a maximum retail price for dhal of Rs 65 per kilo gram and Rs 100 for a tin of canned fish was announced by the president.
In address to the nation he explained steps taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The president also said that repayment of loans to banks and financial institutions have been differed by six months.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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