Year: 2026
NPP’s day of reckoning: The battle to save judicial independence
By Vox Civis The Government’s proposal to increase the retirement age of judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal has evolved...
Exchange rate costs put hidden price tag on Sri Lanka’s foreign debt
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s foreign debt burden is measured not only by how much the country owes, but increasingly by...
Calls for justice reforms as court backlog tops one million cases
By The Pulseline News Desk Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has renewed the debate over Sri Lanka’s long-running judicial delays, proposing the appointment of...
Supreme Court draws a constitutional line on protest arrests
By The Pulseline News Desk Nearly four years after the mass protests that transformed Sri Lanka’s political landscape, the Supreme Court has delivered...
CAA’s healthcare crackdown exposes regulatory gaps beyond expired medicines
By The Pulseline News Desk The Consumer Affairs Authority’s (CAA) prosecution of 23 private hospitals, laboratories and diagnostic centres this week is about...
President orders crackdown on illegal coastal construction, puts elephant conflict delays on notice
By The Pulseline News Desk President Anura Kumara Dissanayake used this week’s pre-budget review of the Environment Ministry to send a pointed message...
CID probes how $ 626,755 meant for US Postal Service ended up in nine unknown accounts
By The Pulseline News Desk A suspected cyber-enabled fraud involving the Postal Department is now the subject of a widening criminal investigation, after...
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...
