Year: 2026
600,000 Sri Lankans still without safe housing as Government pushes 31,000-houses programme
By The Pulseline News Desk Around 600,000 people in Sri Lanka still lack safe or semi-permanent housing, highlighting a housing deficit that remains...
Inflation to stay around 8% before easing to 5% after Q2 2027
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s inflation is expected to remain elevated at around 8% through early 2027 before easing towards the...
ITC Ratnadipa’s Avartana finds its Sri Lankan soul with Jiaa
By Marianne David Avartana, ITC Hotels’ signature South Indian fine dining restaurant, has already made its mark at ITC Ratnadipa in Colombo with...
Coal probe flags 18 officials over alleged irregularities
By The Pulseline News Desk The Presidential Commission of Inquiry investigating Sri Lanka’s coal transactions has reportedly identified 18 senior officials, including former...
Namal granted bail in CID’s Airbus-linked money laundering case
By The Pulseline News Desk Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has been granted bail in one of the cases filed against him over alleged financial...
Sri Lanka, Australia deepen ties through strategic and maritime dialogue
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka and Australia have concluded two rounds of high-level talks in Colombo, reviewing bilateral relations and identifying...
RW’s case awaits AG advice as CID investigation concludes
By The Pulseline News Desk The case against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW) over the alleged misuse of more than Rs. 16.6 million...
Court of Appeal dismisses Dilith’s writ petition over contempt proceedings
By The Pulseline News Desk The Court of Appeal has today dismissed in limine a writ petition filed by Sarvajana Balaya leader and...
891 illegal firearms seized as Sri Lanka records 40 shooting incidents in 2026
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s continuing struggle with illegal firearms has come under renewed scrutiny, with police seizing 891 illegal firearms...
Questions over Central Bank population figure for Northern Province
By The Pulseline News Desk ITAK General Secretary M.A. Sumanthiran has questioned a population figure published in a recent Central Bank report, pointing...
