A number of restaurants have been forced to shut down in Mannar this week due to Sri Lanka's cooking gas shortage.  

Restaurants and bakeries across the island have taken a massive hit in recent weeks as the economic crisis has left the island struggling to pay for imports including fuel, medicine and food, causing prices to soar. 

Sri Lankan opposition leader, Sajith Premadasa said the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) "cannot be tinkered with" and joined calls for the legislation to be repealed.

In a letter to Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran, Premadasa criticised the legislation and the proposed amendements the government announced earlier this year. 

Tamils held a massive protest in Vavuniya rejecting the 13^th Amendment and demanding recognition of their nationhood, self-determination, and sovereignty.

A group of Tamil politicians in Sri Lanka have written to the British minister for South Asia, Lord Tariq Ahmad, urging the UK to impose Magnitsky sanctions on alleged Sri Lankan war criminals and pursue prosecutions under universal jurisdiction.

As Sri Lanka’s economy continues to crater the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has issued a warning on Sri Lanka detailing how “the economic situation is deteriorating”.

A window was stolen from a historic site in Nallur, Jaffna which dates back to the 13th century. 

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris on Wednesday to discuss "bilateral cooperation, PTA reform and the UNHRC" despite the island's rejection of UN resolution 46/1. 

The meeting comes days after the Foreign Minister addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) stating resolution 46/1 creates "disharmony" and is "unhelpful" to Sri Lanka.

A cooking gas explosion in Selvapuram, Mullaitivu has caused a state of panic as locals are already struggling with the gas shortages and soaring prices amidst the economic crisis. 

An elderly man died in a hit-and-run after a Sri Lankan military motorbike collided into his motorbike yesterday in Bharathipuram, Vavuniya. 

The 64 year old man from Vinayagapuram, Vavuniya, died on the spot due to a head injury while the military vehicle fled the scene. 

The police are currently carrying out an investigation.

^{Mannar farmers queuing for fuel} 

After a host of fierce opposition from within the government, Sri Lanka has reportedly begun talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it continues to suffer from its worst financial crisis in years.