Sri Lanka tourist arrivals pass 850,000 in 2026

A four-member committee of Judicial Medical Officers has been appointed to conduct the post-mortem examination of Finance Ministry official Ranga Nishantha Rajapaksa, who died under suspicious circumstances in Kuliyapitiya.

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya says the government is committed to protecting workers’ rights, improving living standards and building a fair and safe working environment.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the country’s working people mark May Day at a decisive time, with Sri Lanka recording major economic gains despite global conflicts, tariffs and the impact of Cyclone Ditwah.

Ranga Nishantha Rajapaksa, an External Resources Department official suspended over a USD 2.5 million cyber fraud linked to a debt repayment, has been found dead in Kuliyapitiya.

Colombo’s overall inflation rose to 5.4% in April 2026 from 2.2% in March 2026, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.

Italian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, with accreditation to the Maldives, Damiano Francovigh, met Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha at the Ministry of Defence yesterday (April 29) to discuss defence and security cooperation.

Sri Lanka will expedite plans to establish a new authority to protect and restore the Central Highlands after serious damage caused by landslides triggered by recent Cyclone Dithwah.

Sri Lanka plans to begin the Colombo Suburban Railway Project early next year, with electric train services proposed on three key railway lines.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has imposed overseas travel bans on five Public Debt Management Office officials over the alleged diversion of nearly USD 2.5 million in Treasury funds.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the arrest of Buddhist monks at Katunayake Airport over a drug-related case shows that the drug menace has become a national disaster.

Deshabandu Sirisumana Godage, the founder of Godage Publishers, has passed away at the age of 90.