President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he had taken over the Titanic after it had collided with an iceberg, noting that the country had declared bankruptcy and the economy had come to grinding halt.

Forces in the opposition are prepared to “bathe the unclean government” just like the Iranians forcibly bathed the world’s dirtiest person Amou Haji, said MP Dullas Alahapperuma.

Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake has spoken out in support of a practical, attainable, fair, and equitable taxing system in Sri Lanka towards implementing a sustainable growth plan for the island nation.

A major campaign is to be launched to raise public awareness on economic reforms for the country.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) spent more than half of its rupee earnings in the first eight months of 2022 for the repayment of its loans, reports said.

Police have seized a luxury jeep imported by Nishantha Muthuhettigama without paying taxes when he was state minister of ports and shipping a few years ago.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will endorse president Ranil Wickremesinghe in his endeavour to bring about political and economic stability to the country, said its acting national organiser Namal Rajapaksa.

The government’s approval rating has moved up to 10% in October in comparison to the 3% reported in June 2022, according to the “Mood of the Nation” poll for October 2022 conducted by Verité Research.

A sub inspector who shot and injured a teenager in the head in Matara is under an internal investigation, said police media spokesman SSP Nihal Talduwa.