Month: July 2026
LRT project unlikely to proceed as Government shifts focus to Metro Bus system
By The Pulseline News Desk The long-delayed Light Rail Transit (LRT) project is unlikely to be revived, with the Government indicating that it...
Govt opens temporary prisons as Negombo facility closes after unrest
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government has moved to temporarily expand Sri Lanka’s prison capacity by reopening the Old Bogambara Prison in...
Mobile drug testing for drivers to expand islandwide
By The Pulseline News Desk The Ministry of Transport and Highways has announced plans to expand its mobile drug testing programme for drivers...
Beyond remittances: Sri Lanka moves to transform lives of its migrant workers
By The Pulseline News Desk For decades, Sri Lanka’s migrant workers have been hailed as the backbone of the country’s economy, sending billions...
On the brink again: Fresh US strikes on Iran deepen fears of a wider Middle East war
By The Pulseline News Desk The fragile hope that the Middle East was edging away from another major conflict has once again been...
Seventeen years on, military-held civilian lands remain a test of Sri Lanka’s reconciliation
By The Pulseline News Desk Seventeen years after the country’s civil war ended, the question of civilian lands occupied by the military remains...
Focus turns to elephant corridors in search of a lasting solution to human-elephant conflict
By The Pulseline News Desk For decades, Sri Lanka has struggled to contain one of its most persistent conservation challenges – the deadly...
Government targets lasting water security as President pledges record investment in 2027 Budget
By The Pulseline News Desk Access to safe drinking water has long remained an uneven reality across Sri Lanka, with thousands of rural...
Trump’s Iran warning signals return to brinkmanship, raising fears of wider Middle East conflict
By The Pulseline News Desk The fragile prospect of diplomacy between the United States (US) and Iran appeared to collapse on Wednesday (8)...
Sri Lanka: Coming to terms with corruption
By Col R Hariharan The month end saw Daily Mirror blaring “More arrests of lawyers, politicians and senior police officers are likely in the near...
