Relinquishing duties to which he was committed more than 34 years, Rear Admiral Senarath Wijesooriya retired from naval service (09th April 2021).

The First Round of Foreign Ministry Consultations between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was held virtually on 08 April 2021. The meeting was co-chaired by Actg. Director General of the East Asia Division of the Foreign Ministry Rohana Ambagolla and the Divisional Manager, South, and Southeast Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand Andrew Needs.

Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Minister of Health says that the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital, which is many years old, will be converted into a modern technological hospital at a cost
of Rs. 12 billion.

The Minister of Education, Prof. G.L Peiris said the GCE Advanced Level examination which was previously scheduled to be held in August 2021 will be held from 4th October to 30th October 2021.