A landslide in Sri Lanka, triggered by more than three days of rain, buried three villages in a central district and the death toll is yet to be determined, government officials and area residents said on Tuesday.

Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka has invited applications of Jinnah Scholarship for deserving Sri Lankan students to pursue their studies at O Levels and A Levels, according to a news release here on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan rupee forwards ended weaker on Tuesday on dollar demand from importers, but the currency was expected to stabilise in June after money from an IMF loan flows in, the country's finance minister said.

The foreign minister of Sri Lanka has confirmed that the support of United States of America was key to defeating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a war that ended with the massacre of at least 70,000 civilians.

Defying intimidation by Sri Lankan armed forces, the Tamils have launched a Genocide Remembrance Week in the country's war ravaged north and east while the government has announced a 'war heroes month' to honour its armed forces.