Month: August 2026
India deepens Colombo engagement as Foreign Secretary Misri arrives for high-level talks
By The Pulseline News Desk India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrived in Colombo this morning (5) for a one-day official visit, underscoring New...
Cabinet approves land allocation framework to resettle Cyclone Ditwah victims
By The Pulseline News Desk The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a new framework to allocate land for families displaced by Cyclone Ditwah,...
Sajith warns judges’ retirement age amendment could trigger referendum requirement
By The Pulselien News Desk Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on Tuesday (4) challenged the government’s controversial plan to extend the retirement age of...
Cabinet clears 22nd Amendment Bill for gazette amid judicial reform debate
By The Pulseline News Desk The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the publication of the draft 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill and...
Cabinet fast-tracks home detention law to ease prison overcrowding
By The Pulseline News Desk The government has moved to fast-track long-delayed legislation that would allow courts to place eligible suspects and convicted...
Global judges’ body raises alarm over Sri Lanka’s judicial retirement age amendment
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s controversial proposal to extend the retirement age of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal judges has...
Mahara prison riot was an ‘organised sabotage attempt’, Justice Minister tells Parliament
By The Pulseline News Desk Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has alleged that the recent unrest at Mahara Prison was not merely a prison...
SJB seeks Parliamentary Select Committee to tackle 1.1 million court case backlog
By The Pulseline News Desk The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has called for the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to examine...
Call for national guidelines on elephants as perahera demand outstrips supply
By The Pulseline News Desk With Sri Lanka’s annual calendar of religious pageants placing increasing pressure on the country’s dwindling population of domesticated...
Weather to ease from today, but flood and landslide threats remain as thousands displaced
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s spell of severe weather is expected to gradually ease from Tuesday (4) afternoon, but authorities are...
