The Jaffna Municipal Council remains without a working budget after the latest attempt to pass one was defeated today.

The latest budget presented by Emmanuel Arnold, himself initially ousted in 2020 following a defeated budget, was defeated by 6 votes with 16 council members voting for the budget, 22 against and 1 abstaining.

This follows the resignation of former mayor Viswalingam Manivannan whose budget was defeated in December 2022.

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Sri Lanks's board of investment approved the construction of two wind power plants by India's Adani Green Energy to be developed in the Mannar and Ponneryn area of the North.

Sri Lanka has again abstained on a UN resolution calling for an immediate end to the conflict in Ukraine and for Russia to withdraw its presence from Ukrainian territory.

The nonbinding resolution comes on the anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and reaffirms support for Ukrainian sovereignty and maintains the need for accountability for war crimes.

MP Professor Channa Jayasumana, a former member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), has alleged a plot by members of the SLPP to force the resignation of current Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and replaced him with disgraced former President and Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa.

A new Buddha statue has been placed under a tree in Nilavari, Achuveli under the cover of night as part of the ongoing Sinhalisation of the North-East. 

Locals have reported that the Buddha statue was only placed there after a Sri Lankan military checkpoint was recently set up in the area. 

Sri Lanka's Terrorism Investigation Department (TID) have summoned Baskaran Kandiah, chairman of mass media company, IBC Tamil. 

The summons orders Kandiah to give a statement at the TID's Kilinochchi office tomorrow on an investigation that is being conducted by the anti-terrorism unit. However, the summons fails to mention what the investigation is in relation to. 

Health workers from Mannar General Hospital protested against the Sri Lankan government's austerity measures as the island continues to grapple with its economic crisis. 

Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry met with Dr. Peter Ramsauer, who is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Parliament, to discuss the expansion of bilateral relations between the two countries.

Dr. Ramsauer visited the island from 15 to 18 February during which he met with Sabry. 

During their discussion the contributions made by Germany were highlighted. One of these contributions is the expansion of vocational training provided by German technical institutes across the island. 

Local elections which were set to take place next month are to be delayed due to the lack of funding the Election Commission announced. 

The Election Commission told the Supreme Court that the Sri Lankan Treasury has refused to fund the printing of ballot papers, fuel or police protection for polling booths.