Sri Lankan police arrested their top commander and a former defence chief Tuesday over alleged failures to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people, spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said.

Sri Lanka Easter bombings: Police chief arrested for failure to prevent attack

Five Sri Lankans suspected of having links to Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people were brought home in police custody on Friday after being deported from Saudi Arabia, police said.

Sri Lanka police bring five Easter bomb suspects back from Saudi Arabia

Sri Lanka's battered tourism industry is trying to woo visitors back to beaches deserted after deadly Easter bombings, slashing hotel rates and pushing promotions in key markets like Russia.

Rooms 50% off, ads in Russia: Sri Lanka woos tourists after Easter attacks

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday denied reports that he had prior knowledge of the Easter Sunday bombings in which luxury hotels and churches were targetted in the country on April 21.

Sri Lankan President denies reports he was informed about Easter Sunday attacks

The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday issued a travel advisory for Indian nationals to Sri Lanka and directed people "not to undertake non-essential travel".

Indian nationals are advised not to undertake non-essential travel to Sri Lanka: Ministry of External Affairs