Year: 2026
Calls grow for independent inquiry into Negombo Prison carnage
By The Pulseline News Desk The People’s Joint Opposition (PJO) has called for a transparent, independent and comprehensive investigation into the deadly unrest...
New survey shows strong backing for President AKD and push for abolishing Executive Presidency
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lankans continue to express strong confidence in President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s (AKD’s) leadership, even as many households...
Prison population surges as anti-drug crackdown strains Sri Lanka’s correctional system
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s prison system is facing unprecedented pressure as the country’s inmate population has surged by more than...
“We are still searching”: Chemmani mass grave remains Sri Lanka’s unfinished test of justice
By The Pulseline News Desk Nearly three decades after allegations first emerged of a mass burial site in Chemmani, Jaffna, families of the...
Beyond Hormuz: UAE looks to the Gulf of Oman to secure its energy future
By The Pulseline News Desk As tensions continue to cast a shadow over one of the world’s most strategically important maritime chokepoints, the...
Human actions continue to drive Sri Lanka’s wild elephant deaths
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s wild elephants continue to pay the highest price for the growing conflict between humans and wildlife,...
Billions burned: The hidden cost of Sri Lanka’s cigarette tax gap
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka is leaving billions of rupees on the table every year – not because of weak tax...
Spectre of the “Deep State”: Planned capture of the judiciary by the executive
By Professor G. L. Peiris The government, it would seem, plans to amend Article 107(5) of the Constitution to extend the age of...
Prison poverty: Thousands jailed each year for failing to pay court fines
Official prison statistics reveal that poverty, not just crime, is driving prison overcrowding, with unpaid fines, drug offences and repeat offenders placing growing...
Women MPs push for one-third representation in local and provincial politics
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s women parliamentarians are renewing their push to secure a greater voice for women in politics, calling...
