Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- Former Minister of Tourism and Aviation, Prasanna Ranatunga, was arrested on 12 November 2025 by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with an alleged corruption case involving state insurance payments.

The case relates to the procurement of direct medical insurance in 2021 for employees of four institutions under the Ministry of Tourism - the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, the Sri Lanka Hotel Management Institute, and the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau - from the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation.

According to CIABOC, the insurance could have been obtained directly without paying a commission. However, the ...