Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka rose by 144.3 per cent to 896,884 in January-April 2025 from 784,651 in the same period last year, according to the Central Bank’s latest data.
Earnings from this sector rose by 10 per cent to US$1,379 billion in the four months to April 2025 from $1,251.6 billion in the same 2024 period.
Workers' remittances amounted to US$ 2,460.5 billion in January-April 2025 from $2,060 billion in the same 2024 period.
Data showed that gross official forex reserves were provisionally estimated at $6,326 million as at end April 2025.
The year-to-date depreciation of te Sri Lanka rupee against the US dollar was 2.2 per cent as of May 9, 2025.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando have sentenced to 20 and 25 years respectively after they were found guilty in a case of fraud.
Three Electoral Organisers of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya tendered their resignations.
Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake was arrested today by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) over the incident where a gold plated T56 firearm was found from an apartment complex in Wellawatte, Police said
Veteran actress and Queen of Sri Lankan Cinema, Malini Fonseka, passed away this morning, March 24, 2025, at the age of 78 while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.
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