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COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which an inmate was killed and six others wounded, police said. Deputy police inspector-general…
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COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which an inmate was killed and six others wounded, police said. Deputy police inspector-general…
The Manila times · 2 Aug 2026
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COLOMBO (News 1st) - 104 inmates from the Mahara Prison have been transferred to other prisons. This follows the unrest that broke out among a group of inmates yesterday. Prisons Department Spokesperson A.C. Gajanayake…
english.newsfirst.lk · 2 Aug 2026
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Colombo, Aug. 2 (Daily Mirror) - The unrest that erupted inside the Mahara Prison on Saturday afternoon has been brought under control through a joint operation involving prison officials, the Sri Lanka Police, the Poli…
Daily Mirror · 2 Aug 2026
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COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which an inmate was killed and six others wounded, police said. Deputy police inspector-general…
The Manila times · 2 Aug 2026
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COLOMBO (News 1st) - 104 inmates from the Mahara Prison have been transferred to other prisons. This follows the unrest that broke out among a group of inmates yesterday. Prisons Department Spokesperson A.C. Gajanayake…
english.newsfirst.lk · 2 Aug 2026
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Colombo, Aug. 2 (Daily Mirror) - The unrest that erupted inside the Mahara Prison on Saturday afternoon has been brought under control through a joint operation involving prison officials, the Sri Lanka Police, the Poli…
Daily Mirror · 2 Aug 2026
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COLOMBO, Aug 2 - Sri Lanka tightened security across its prisons on Sunday after a riot left one person dead and six injured, an official said, as the nation struggles to manage its overcrowded jails. Prisoners damaged…
Superhits 97.9 Terre Haute, IN · 2 Aug 2026
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Colombo, Aug. 2 (Daily Mirror) - The Department of Prisons said a number of inmates from Mahara Prison are being transferred to other prisons following the unrest that erupted at the facility yesterday (01). According t…
Daily Mirror · 2 Aug 2026
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Colombo, Aug. 2 (Daily Mirror) - The violent disturbance that erupted at Mahara Prison on Saturday (01) caused extensive damage to several prison facilities, including the rehabilitation division, visitors' area, prison…
Daily Mirror · 2 Aug 2026
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COLOMBO (News 1st): The unrest that erupted inside the Mahara Prison has now been brought under complete controL. But as authorities restore normalcy, the scale of destruction left behind inside the prison complex revea…
english.newsfirst.lk · 2 Aug 2026
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which an inmate was killed and six others wounded, police said. Deputy police inspector-general S…
Arab News · 2 Aug 2026
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which an inmate was killed and six others wounded, police said. Deputy police inspector-general S…
NST Online · 2 Aug 2026
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COLOMBO, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka recorded an 18 percent decline in dengue cases compared with the previous week, the National Dengue Control Unit said on Sunday. The country has reported 85,364 dengue cases and 62…
english.news.cn · 2 Aug 2026
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COLOMBO (News 1st): The Department of Prisons says the unrest among inmates at Mahara Prison has now been brought completely under control. Prisons Department Spokesperson A.C. Gajanayake stated that security has been r…
english.newsfirst.lk · 2 Aug 2026
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Ragama, August 2 (Daily Mirror) - The unrest at Mahara Prison has been brought under control, with all inmates now confined to their cells, Police said. However, the police curfew imposed in several Grama Niladhari divi…
Daily Mirror · 2 Aug 2026
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COLOMBO (News 1st) - Police say the unrest among inmates at Mahara Prison has now been brought under control. Police Media Spokesperson, ASP F. U. Wootler, stated that the police curfew imposed in three Grama Niladhari…
english.newsfirst.lk · 2 Aug 2026
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