Sri Lanka, Jan. 5 -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, announced that 2025 has become the year with the highest foreign remittance inflows to Sri Lanka since 2016.

Speaking at a press conference this morning (05), the Minister revealed that the country earned about USD 7.8 billion in foreign remittances over the past year.

Minister Herath also highlighted a historic milestone in the tourism sector, with 2,362,000 tourist arrivals and total revenue of USD 3.2 billion generated in 2025.

Addressing the media, the Minister stated:

"Due to the targeted promotional programs and collective efforts implemented last year, we succeeded in making 2025 the year with the highest number of tourist arr...