A total of 150 inmates at the Welikada Prison were transferred to the Boossa and Agunukolapalassa prisons today (Jun 25).
Prisons Commissioner General J.W. Tennakoon said that of the total inmates, 69 are currently serving a death sentence.
The inmates were transferred due to a renovation project which is taking place in the vicinity of the cells used to hold death row inmates, he explained.
However, these inmates would be transferred back to the Welikada Prison within a month, Mr. Tennakoon noted.
He added that special security has been provided to the Boossa and Agunukolapalassa prisons.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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