WEEKLY ECONOMIC REVIEW

By Rohana Jith

While appreciating the Sri Lanka Police for their efforts to maintain law and order despite the absence of an Inspector General of Police (IGP) or Acting IGP during the pre-presidential election period, the People's Action for Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has expressed concerns about non-implementation of election laws by certain officers.

Details are emerging of an apparent raid by Israeli special forces on a "Hezbollah missile production facility" in Syria.

Russia started the conflict in Ukraine and can end it "straight away”, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Sri Lanka has recorded nearly 1.4 million tourist arrivals during the period elapsed this year.The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) stated that the total number of tourist arrivals from January 01 and September 08, stands at approximately 1,395,773.

The International Monetary Fund says that the upcoming elections in Sri Lanka are for the people to decide. It has been stressed that it is important for Sri Lanka to safeguard the hard won gains.

The Government has called for expressions of interest (EOIs) from private investors to develop six major railway stations in and around Colombo, including Kollupitiya, Bambalapitiya, Wellawatte, Kompanyaweediya, Dehiwala and Mount Lavinia.

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) received 14 expressions from global players to implement a state-of-the-art, world-class Port Community System (PCS), a move that aims to jumpstart trade activities and improve ease-of-doing-business.

Malaysian police have rescued 402 children and teenagers that they suspect were physically and sexually abused across 20 care homes.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says six of its employees have been killed in an Israeli air strike on one of the schools it runs in central Gaza.