As the United National Party (UNP) said no one should complain about power cuts and  scarcity of essential goods if funds are allocated to hold the local government election, the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya questioned as to how one could intimidate the Election Commission.

"There should be a definite increase in electricity tariffs beginning in January in order to purchase the required coal shipments for the month." Kanchana Wijesekara, Minister of Power and Energy stated.

As the first phase of the 500 jeeps to be given to the Sri Lanka Police under Indian loan  assistance, 125 new jeeps were handed over to the police today (12/22/2022) at the Ministry of Public Security.

The Government has obtained foreign financing of USD 1,873.5 million by entering into eight agreements with foreign development partners and lending agencies in the first nine months of 2022.