Year: 2026
COPF receives report on controversial US$ 2.5 million Treasury fund transfer
By The Pulseline News Desk The parliamentary Committee on Public Finance (COPF) is set to examine a report on the controversial transfer of...
IRGC insists Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon key to regional peace
By The Pulseline News Desk Efforts to secure a broader peace agreement in the Middle East face a major obstacle after Iran’s Islamic...
‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ donations remain untouched as COPF raises questions over legal status
By The Pulseline News Desk Millions of rupees donated under the widely publicised “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” initiative have remained entirely unused and continue...
House vote to restrict Trump’s Iran war powers signals growing Congressional pushback
By The Pulseline News Desk In a rare display of bipartisan resistance to presidential military authority, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday...
Fake tax officials target Sri Lankans in new phone scam, CERT warns
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka CERT has issued a public warning over a sophisticated scam in which fraudsters pose as officials...
Why should fuel prices be allowed to increase?
By Rohan Samarajiva Everyone likes low prices, especially for the intermediate goods that are petrol and diesel. They are called intermediate because they...
Prepare for El Niño, UN warns: Climate phenomenon could be the strongest in decades
By The Pulseline News Desk Governments around the world are being urged to prepare for potentially severe weather disruptions as the United Nations...
Fuel price hikes fail to trigger major drop in consumption
By The Pulseline News Desk Despite a series of fuel price increases in recent months, Sri Lanka has not witnessed a significant decline...
The unfinished promise: Why Sri Lanka still waits for the abolition of the executive presidency
By Chanakya Few political promises in Sri Lanka’s post-independence history have been repeated as often, and broken as consistently, as the pledge to...
Towards an inclusive Sri Lanka: Disability community invited to shape the 2027 budget
By The Pulseline News Desk The voices of persons with disabilities are set to play a greater role in shaping the country’s future...
