AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPrison Unrest in Focus: Sri Lanka Police imposed an indefinite curfew around Mahara Prison in Ragama, covering three Grama Niladhari divisions, after renewed violence and a major fire inside the prison. Police said at least one inmate died and six others were taken to hospital, while security forces—including STF commandos and aerial surveillance—were deployed to restore order. Local Transport Upgrade: Transport Minister Bimal Ratnayake said the Metro bus service will expand beyond Colombo to Jaffna and Kandy by year-end, with 121 new buses arriving and expected to enter public service by late August. Indo-Lanka Fisheries Push: SLMC MP Rauff Hakeem urged a permanent, amicable solution to the fishermen’s dispute between India and Sri Lanka on humanitarian grounds, calling for direct engagement between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lankan fisheries authorities. Easter Bombings Case: A Sri Lankan court sentenced former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Ministry secretary Hemasiri Fernando to death over criminal negligence linked to the 2019 Easter attacks; both plan to appeal. Sports—Sri Lanka in the Spotlight: Commonwealth Games javelin headlines continue as Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage won gold, with Neeraj Chopra taking silver and Yashvir Singh bronze.
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