Year: 2026
Sri Lanka’s exports cross $9 billion in first half of 2026, led by a strong June
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s export sector closed out the first half of 2026 on a high note, with combined merchandise...
Reopening old wounds from a scrapped project: Japan seeks interest on delayed LRT compensation
By The Pulseline News Desk Nearly six years after Sri Lanka cancelled its Japan-funded Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, the financial fallout is...
COPE refers NHDA land deals to CID, CIABOC over alleged financial irregularities
Parliamentary watchdog flags questionable leases at Maligawatta, Elvitigala Mawatha and Rangirigama, ordering criminal and bribery investigations into the housing authority By The Pulseline...
Rs. 13.9 million spent to maintain idle Presidential palaces
Some properties converted into courthouses, others earmarked for “economically viable” use as government moves to offload the upkeep of Sri Lanka’s presidential real...
EU delegation meets protest at Chemmani mass grave as exhumed bodies reach 467
Visit by European ambassadors draws demonstrators demanding international accountability and the repeal of the PTA as a condition of trade concessions By The...
Government’s refusal to debate judiciary sparks emergency opposition meeting
Opposition Leader convenes MPs at Opposition Leader’s Office, calls denial of debate “a blow to democratic principles” By The Pulseline News Desk The...
CID uncovers $715 million money laundering network linked to Dubai drug trade
105 shell companies, 24,300 wire transfers, and forged customs papers: how a fake-import scheme drained over Rs. 214 billion out of Sri Lanka’s...
PTA repeal “on track” as Cabinet-approved draft nears completion
Minister Nanayakkara says bail remains available to terror suspects through the courts, but rules out a government policy directive on the matter By...
Inflation ticks up to 6.5% in June as food prices rebound
Non-food inflation stays in double-digit territory as core inflation holds near 5% By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s year-on-year inflation edged higher...
Warnings against “weaponising” COPE, MP calls for equal standards in parliamentary oversight
MP Rasamanickam says selective scrutiny and pre-judgment of COPE findings risk undermining due process and public trust By The Pulseline News Desk Batticaloa...
