AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoWomen’s T20 World Cup: England crushed Sri Lanka by 87 runs at Edgbaston in the opener, posting a tournament-record 219/1 thanks to Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s unbeaten 105 and Amy Jones’ 53; Sri Lanka were bowled out for 132, with Freya Kemp taking 4/22. Online Safety: Parliament will debate the Online Safety (Repeal) Bill on June 23, with the National Environment (Amendment) Bill expected next on June 24. Easter attacks case: The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar fixed July 31 to deliver the verdict against ex-IGP Pujith Jayasundara over alleged failure to prevent the Easter Sunday attacks. Sports infrastructure: FIFA has agreed to support building a new international-standard football stadium in Sri Lanka, with Kadolkale, Negombo identified for the project. Digital services: SLT-MOBITEL mCash integrated GovPay to let people pay government services and traffic fines digitally. Economy & policy: A Rs. 20bn supplementary estimate was approved in Parliament without a vote for relief linked to Middle East conflict impacts, while Sri Lanka also launched a new National Mineral Policy to overhaul the sector.
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