Month: May 2026
Rupee gains ground as dollar selling rates decline
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s rupee showed signs of renewed strength this week as commercial banks recorded a decline in United...
Prison death rekindles memories of a crime that shook Sri Lanka
By The Pulseline News Desk The reported suicide of a death row inmate connected to the 2015 rape and murder of schoolgirl Sivalloganathan...
Foreign investors pull $ 13.9 million from Sri Lanka bonds as rupee weakens
By The Pulseline News Desk Foreign investors have sold nearly $ 13.9 million worth of Sri Lanka government securities in the week ending...
Questions raised over recruitment practices at NHDA
By The Pulseline News Desk Fresh concerns over public sector recruitment practices have emerged after the parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) recently...
Govt. targets provincial council polls next year amid growing criticism over delays
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government is aiming to hold the long-delayed provincial council elections next year, provided no further major obstacles...
Trump says Iran deal ‘largely negotiated’ as focus turns to Strait of Hormuz
By The Pulseline News Desk U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that a deal with Iran is “largely negotiated,” with discussions reportedly including...
The illusion of stability: Sri Lanka’s deeper economic crisis
By Vox Civis When the Sri Lankan rupee depreciated to near record-breaking levels last week, touching around Rs. 354 against the U.S. dollar,...
Can connecting with India secure Sri Lanka’s economy?
By Dinouk Colombage As Sri Lanka’s economy faces yet another downward spiral, brought on by a host of domestic and international obstacles, the...
Sri Lanka’s fuel import bill surges amid Middle East conflict and rising global oil prices
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s state-owned fuel retailer, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), has seen its monthly oil import bill rise...
Bail granted to monk accused of child abuse: Debate on justice and clergy accountability
By The Pulseline News Desk The Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate’s Court decision to grant bail to Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, who is accused of...
