A 8-year old child has died today (13) after collapsing during the morning assembly at school, police media spokesman says.

The remains of the 15-year-old school girl who had allegedly jumped into the Deduru Oya Reservoir with a boy was found in the reservoir today, Police say.

Sri Lanka's new government will seek to borrow more than $4.0 billion from the IMF and other international lenders as it "restructures" expensive Chinese debt, the finance minister said Thursday.

In his upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is likely to discuss possible areas for Indian investment in Sri Lanka, a senior Minister said.

Sri Lanka's war-affected women appealed to the new government to address past violations and initiate credible and independent probes to bring perpetrators to justice.

With thousands in attendance and millions watching around the world, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 opened in spectacular fashion with star-laden events in both Christchurch and Melbourne.

The executive council and the all island committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) are to convene tomorrow (14), party General Secretary - Anura Priyadarshana Yapa says.