Inmates destroyed multiple buildings inside Mahara Prison, just outside the capital Colombo, police said.

This latest death was what officials and experts had worried about amid high temperatures.

Much of the country has been placed under heat warnings, with many cities seeing temperatures climb into the high 30s.

The 67-year-old was sworn in before state ruler Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir at Istana Besar Seri Menanti on Sunday (Aug 2), Malaysian media reports said.

Western anxiety over a potential breakthrough in Chinese chipmaking gear may be rising, but home-grown machines are not the greatest threat facing industry leader ASML, according to analysts.