A Sri Lankan woman who had gone missing following the earthquake in Turkey has been found dead in the debris of her home.

The Paris Club of creditors has given financing assurances to support the IMF’s approval of an extended fund facility for Sri Lanka, according to Reuters.

Minister of foreign affairs Ali Sabry said that the Sri Lankan government will decriminalise same-sex relationships.

Police have so far received Rs. 50 million out of a total of Rs. 2.8 billion it has sought to provide protection for the upcoming local government polls.

Justice minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has resigned from the ministerial subcommittee on coal procurement.

The political authority and certain groups and media are placing hurdles in the way of holding the local government polls, charged Election Commission chairman Nimal Punchihewa.

Ex-chairman Harsha de Silva has been dropped from the Committee on Public Finance (COPA).

Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) MP Selvarajah Kajendren who was arrested yesterday (11) in Jaffna has been released on bail.

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a condolence message to the people of Turkey has stated that under the stewardship of President Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish Government and the resilience and strength of its people, the nation will rise from this tragedy even stronger than before.

The Finance Ministry is yet to respond to a request for funding to hold the local government polls due on March 09, said the Election Commission.