Month: July 2026
Black July remembered in Parliament: Tamil MPs renew calls for justice 43 years on
By The Pulseline News Desk Tamil members of parliament (MPs) have marked the 43rd anniversary of Black July in Parliament, paying tribute to...
Sri Lanka avoids worst of Trump’s tariffs, but Bangladesh keeps competitive edge
By The Pulseline News Desk The Donald Trump administration’s latest trade measures have handed Sri Lanka a modest diplomatic success, but not necessarily...
Sri Lanka braces for an early, intense El Niño as officials warn of drought-to-flood whiplash
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s weather in the second half of 2026 is shaping up to be a story of extremes...
Sri Lanka’s exports cross $9 billion in first half of 2026, led by a strong June
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s export sector closed out the first half of 2026 on a high note, with combined merchandise...
Reopening old wounds from a scrapped project: Japan seeks interest on delayed LRT compensation
By The Pulseline News Desk Nearly six years after Sri Lanka cancelled its Japan-funded Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, the financial fallout is...
COPE refers NHDA land deals to CID, CIABOC over alleged financial irregularities
Parliamentary watchdog flags questionable leases at Maligawatta, Elvitigala Mawatha and Rangirigama, ordering criminal and bribery investigations into the housing authority By The Pulseline...
Rs. 13.9 million spent to maintain idle Presidential palaces
Some properties converted into courthouses, others earmarked for “economically viable” use as government moves to offload the upkeep of Sri Lanka’s presidential real...
EU delegation meets protest at Chemmani mass grave as exhumed bodies reach 467
Visit by European ambassadors draws demonstrators demanding international accountability and the repeal of the PTA as a condition of trade concessions By The...
Government’s refusal to debate judiciary sparks emergency opposition meeting
Opposition Leader convenes MPs at Opposition Leader’s Office, calls denial of debate “a blow to democratic principles” By The Pulseline News Desk The...
CID uncovers $715 million money laundering network linked to Dubai drug trade
105 shell companies, 24,300 wire transfers, and forged customs papers: how a fake-import scheme drained over Rs. 214 billion out of Sri Lanka’s...
