Year: 2026
More than 267,000 children leave school in six years, Parliament told
By The Pulseline News Desk A total of 267,138 children dropped out of school between 2018 and 2024, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya revealed...
Sri Lanka emerges as South Asia’s fastest-improving peaceful nation in 2026 Global Peace Index
By The Pulseline News Desk At a time when conflict, political instability, and security concerns continue to erode peace across much of the...
Questions over tax policy, calls for higher tobacco taxes
By The Pulseline News Desk Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has accused the Government of placing a growing tax burden on ordinary citizens while...
Government reaffirms ban on LTTE promotion while allowing remembrance of war victims
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government will continue to prohibit any activities that promote or glorify the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam...
Sri Lanka tightens export proceeds rules, strengthening foreign exchange management
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s exporters will face stricter requirements to convert foreign currency earnings into local currency under a new...
Discovery of more child remains deepens questions surrounding Chemmani mass grave
By The Pulseline News Desk The discovery of nine more skeletal remains, including eight believed to be children, at the Chemmani Siddhupatthi mass...
‘Tourism revenue figures reflect better data, not declining earnings’
By The Pulseline News Desk Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism Vijitha Herath has rejected suggestions that Sri Lanka’s tourism earnings have declined,...
Opposition Leader calls for transparency on alleged $ 2.5 million treasury loss
By The Pulseline News Desk Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has urged the Government to immediately table in Parliament the Treasury’s report concerning an...
The Prevention of Terrorism Act: A promise deferred, a legacy of abuse unresolved
By Chanakya Nearly half a century after its introduction, Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) remains one of the country’s most controversial...
‘Colombo’s 27 housing schemes are hellholes’: Government promises major overhaul
By The Pulseline News Desk A stark assessment by the government of the state of Colombo’s public housing complexes has reignited debate over...
