Month: August 2026
Govt. sets September–October target to enact 22nd Amendment amid judges’ retirement age row
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government is moving ahead with its controversial proposal to extend the retirement age of judges, with Cabinet...
SLCERT warns of sophisticated scam targeting bank depositors through fake CBSL and FCID officials
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lankan bank depositors are being targeted by a sophisticated financial scam in which fraudsters impersonate officials of...
El Niño threat intensifies as Sri Lanka reservoir levels fall to 37%
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka is facing the prospect of an unusually intense El Niño event later this year, with the...
Rs. 60.3 billion in Cyclone Ditwah relief funds remains unspent as Govt. orders faster disbursement
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government has instructed District Secretaries to urgently accelerate the release of disaster relief funds, after Treasury data...
Govt. moves to clear 9,000 delayed forensic reports as prison overcrowding raises safety concerns
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government is moving to clear a major backlog of 9,000 delayed forensic reports, with arrangements being made...
Government approval slips as economic confidence turns negative
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s government has seen a sharp decline in public approval, while confidence in the country’s economic recovery...
Sri Lanka Police move to bring back 73 Red-Notice suspects in underworld, drug crackdown
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka Police are stepping up efforts to bring back 73 alleged underworld figures and drug traffickers hiding...
Education Ministry warns media over recording children without adult consent
By The Pulseline News Desk The Ministry of Education has raised concerns over the recording and publication of comments made by children to...
First the State, now the Judiciary: The slow-motion capture of Sri Lanka
By Vox Civis There comes a time every now and then in the life of a democracy when the danger is not that...
OMP verifies 23,352 missing persons as Sri Lanka steps up search for answers
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s Office on Missing Persons (OMP) has consolidated thousands of duplicate complaints and established a verified database...
