AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoDengue Crackdown: Sri Lanka is ramping up a military-backed anti-dengue drive as deaths rise to 49 and cases top 71,000, with extra medical staff and security forces focusing on Colombo and nearby districts. Ceylon Tea Push: The government launched the “Ceylon Tea Village” programme, starting with 144 villages and aiming for 500, to boost smallholder productivity and lift made tea output toward 400 million kg by 2030. Cricket Governance: The ICC urged Sri Lanka Cricket to hold elections, while appointing Devajit Saikia to chair a new Governance Review Committee and adding Mauritius as its 111th member. Supreme Court Date Set: A Fundamental Rights petition over the state’s response to cyclonic storm “Ditwah” was fixed for October 30, with limited objections ordered. Airspace/Trade & Diplomacy: PM Harini Amarasuriya met Qatar’s Emir to convey Sri Lanka’s condolences for Father Amir, as Sri Lanka also eyes US tariff relief. Court Action: An open warrant was issued for Priyanka Nayomali Wijenayake in the Airbus scandal probe.
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