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The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on a year-on-year basis, increased to 5.4% in April 2026, up from 2.2% recorded in March 2026, according to the Department of Census and Statistics. MORE..
30 Apr 2026 (5:21 PM)
An Assistant Director at the External Resources Department of the Finance Ministry, who had been interdicted over the alleged theft of USD 2.5 million by hackers, has died by suicide at his residence in Kuliyapitiya, the police said. MORE..
30 Apr 2026 (6:01 PM)
President of the Republic of Maldives Dr. Mohammed Muizzu is scheduled to undertake a State Visit to Sri Lanka from 4�5 May 2026, on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE..
30 Apr 2026 (3:31 PM)
The US is pushing for other countries to form an international coalition to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, as oil prices surged to their highest in more than four years on fears of longer-term disruptions to global fuel supplies. MORE..
30 Apr 2026 (5:42 PM)
The Chairman of the newly appointed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Transformation Committee, Eran Wickramaratne, has stated that the committee s immediate priority is a complete overhaul of Sri Lanka Cricket s governance structure, alongside the implementation of the proposed new constitution. MORE..
30 Apr 2026 (11:50 AM)
The Colombo High Court has postponed the announcement of verdicts in four cases filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena, who is accused of corruption. MORE..
30 Apr 2026 (1:32 PM)