The State Minister of Development Banking and Loan Schemes Shehan Semasinghe urged the public to refrain from engaging in transactions with unregistered finance companies. He said this at a media briefing held at the Government Information Centre on the State Mortgage and Investment bank financial literacy development programme.

Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Easter Sunday terror attacks handed over the second interim report to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa .

With the President issuing the Gazette notification for the dissolution of parliament, the Election Commission would commence their activities in preparation for the general election, the Deputy Election Commissioner Channa de Silva told the Government News Portal.

The Natural Hazards Early Warning Center issued a Heat Index Adversary valid for today (02), warning that the Heat Index will reach an extremely cautionary level at some places in North-Western, Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces and in Monaragala district.