Year: 2026
First the State, now the Judiciary: The slow-motion capture of Sri Lanka
By Vox Civis There comes a time every now and then in the life of a democracy when the danger is not that...
OMP verifies 23,352 missing persons as Sri Lanka steps up search for answers
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s Office on Missing Persons (OMP) has consolidated thousands of duplicate complaints and established a verified database...
‘FNA’ culture must end as officials need to take responsibility for critical intelligence: ASG
By The Pulseline News Desk Additional Solicitor General (ASG) President’s Counsel Dileepa Peiris has called for an end to the practice of simply...
22nd Amendment on judges’ retirement age set for Parliament nest Tuesday amid opposition
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government is set to present its controversial 22nd Amendment to the Constitution to Parliament on Tuesday (18),...
Water tariffs to remain unchanged in 2026 as Government reviews supply challenges
By The Pulseline News Desk Water consumers will not face an increase in tariffs during 2026, with the Government opting to maintain current...
Sri Lanka steps up crackdown on foreign nationals linked to cybercrime
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lankan authorities have intensified their crackdown on online financial scams, arresting 1,093 foreign nationals in 2026 in...
AKD puts anti-corruption drive at centre of wider justice reform
By The Pulseline News Desk President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) has signalled that the Government’s judicial reform agenda extends well beyond the courts,...
GovPay traffic fines now available at all police stations
By The Pulseline News Desk Motorists issued traffic fines can now make payments through GovPay at the location of the traffic offence, with...
BASL warns AKD: Judicial independence ‘above everything else’
By The Pulseline News Desk The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has pushed back against President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s (AKD’s) argument that...
Welikada Prison clash: Former inmate alleges targeted assault, Prison Department cites ongoing inquiry
By The Pulseline News Desk The recent clash at the Welikada Magazine Prison has taken a dramatic turn, with a former inmate claiming...
