Month: June 2026
Govt. to proceed with plans to keep senior judges on the bench longer despite criticism
By The Pulseline News Desk Despite mounting opposition from legal bodies at home and overseas, the government is pressing ahead with plans to...
Education overhaul picks up pace as Grade 6 reforms move closer to reality
By The Pulseline News Desk Senior officials from across the country’s education establishment met at the Presidential Secretariat recently to do something that...
Court-cleared drug cache worth 62kg goes up in flames
By The Pulseline News Desk Authorities have incinerated a significant drug haul recently. More than 62 kilograms of narcotics, the bulk of it...
Selective justice: Political boomerangs and unanswered questions
By Vox Civis The ongoing controversy surrounding the arrest of a prominent Opposition Parliamentarian, the son of a former Justice Minister, and a...
Sri Lanka’s dengue crisis hits epidemic level as cases surpass 50,000
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka is in the grip of a dengue epidemic with health authorities confirming this week that reported...
Sri Lanka sends largest-ever peacekeeping contingent to Haiti
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka is preparing to dispatch its largest single peacekeeping deployment in history — 1,132 personnel drawn from...
96 wanted Sri Lankan underworld figures overseas
By The Pulseline News Desk Amidst the ongoing crackdown by law enforcement authorities on underworld and organised crime, Public Security Minister Anand Wijepala...
Global oil prices slide to pre-Iran conflict levels, offering relief for import-dependent economies
By The Pulseline News Desk Global crude oil prices have fallen to levels last seen before the recent Iran-related escalation, easing pressure on...
PTA repeal pledge moves closer to reality
By The Pulseline News Desk President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said in Parliament on Thursday (25) that the long-contested Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)...
Restoring the Uva railway
By Rohan Samarajiva It’s almost eight months since Ditwah hit. It will be another five or six months before it will be possible...
