Sri Lankan Rupee weakens against US Dollar

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyed Abbas Araghchi.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development says cyber hackers gained unauthorized access to the computer system of its External Resources Department.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara today (April 22) ordered that the detention order against former State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief and retired Major General Suresh Sallay remain in effect over the Easter Sunday bomb attacks investigation.

Retired former Chief Legal Officer of the Ministry of Health, Ahmed Riyasa Ahmed, was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on April 21, 2026 over allegations that she solicited and accepted a bribe linked to lease agreements for the “Medi House” building.

Sri Lanka has renewed its focus on Targeted Financial Sanctions (TFS) as part of efforts to strengthen national security and disrupt the financing of terrorism.

The Sri Lankan version of the internationally recognized “Walk for Peace,” the “Ehi Passiko” Walk for Peace, began this morning (April 22) from Dambulla with state patronage and is scheduled to continue until April 28, 2026.

Deputy Defence Minister Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) visited the Special Operations Centre at Navy Headquarters in Akuregoda yesterday (April 21) to review the Sri Lanka Navy’s anti-drug operations under the ‘Ratama Ekata’ national programme and the Government’s “Dignified Life – Secure Nation” initiative.

Sri Lanka today (April 21) launched a pilot low-floor bus service from the Makumbura Multimodal Center under the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme, adding 10 specially designed buses to improve transport access for persons with disabilities and other passengers with special needs.

Former MP Premalal Jayasekara, also known as “Choka Malli,” has been arrested by the Nuwara Eliya Police for allegedly threatening and intimidating people with a firearm during a dispute.

Seven Buddhist monks led by Vietnamese national Venerable Pannakara Thero arrived in Sri Lanka early this morning (April 21) to take part in the state-sponsored “Walk for Peace” programme, which will be held from today until April 28, 2026.

Seven years after the Easter Sunday terror attacks killed 269 people in Sri Lanka, religious services and memorial events are being held across the country today (April 21, 2026) to remember the victims.

Former Minister Piyasena Gamage, who was arrested this morning (April 20) by CIABOC over corruption allegations, was released on bail today by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (April 20) appointed Anura Karunathilaka as Sri Lanka’s new Minister of Energy, and he was sworn in before the President this afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Sri Lanka will launch its first wheelchair-accessible low-floor bus service from Makumbura tomorrow (April 21), with Rs. 430 million invested under the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme.

Former Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody is reportedly set to take a government backbench seat in Sri Lanka’s Parliament after resigning to allow an independent coal probe.