Year: 2026
Drug crackdown moves into schools as police seek public help
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s intensified campaign against narcotics is set to move deeper into the country’s schools, with police preparing...
Government has proved it is not ‘anti-business’, says Minister
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government has sought to reassure Sri Lanka’s business community that it is not hostile towards private enterprise,...
UN raises fresh concerns over judicial independence and public prosecutor promise in Sri Lanka
By The Pulseline News Desk The United Nations Human Rights Office has raised concerns over the proposed extension of the retirement age of...
IMF team to visit Sri Lanka for seventh EFF review and 2026 Article IV Consultation
By The Pulseline News Desk An International Monetary Fund (IMF) country team will visit Sri Lanka from 10 to 23 September to assess...
UN warns Sri Lanka’s human rights reform momentum is losing steam
Sri Lanka’s progress on human rights, reconciliation and accountability risks losing momentum despite a series of commitments made by the National People’s Power...
Inside the fight over the proposed Anti-Corruption Amendment Bill
By The Pulseline News Desk The Supreme Court on Thursday (3) hit pause on one of the most closely watched legal battles of...
A “supersized” El Niño is building — and the world isn’t ready
By The Pulseline News Desk The Pacific Ocean is quietly assembling one of the most powerful El Niño events on record, and the...
What one small clinic tells us about Sri Lanka’s future
By Dr. Aleksander (Sasha) Bodiroza The road to Meeriyabedda winds through the hills above Passara, past tea estates and small communities where distance...
Government signals urgent action to ease PAYE tax burden
By The Pulseline News Desk The government has acknowledged growing pressure from Sri Lanka’s Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) tax regime, with Secretary to the President...
A neighbour’s view of India’s strategic strengths
What India chooses to do with the strategic freedom it has built over eight decades may be the defining question of its next...
