Former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena, accused in a major Airbus bribery scandal and corruption probe involving ex-president Rajapakse, found dead in Colombo.
The disruption has spurred the Asian Development Bank to cut its growth forecast for developing Asia and the Pacific to 4.7% this year, down from 5.1% previously.
The arrests came a month after 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, were detained for allegedly running a cyberscam operation in the island's northwest.