Year: 2026
COPA Scrutinises Public Trustee Dept. over asset management, estates, and heritage properties
By The Pulseline News Desk The parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has renewed scrutiny of the Department of the Public Trustee, focusing...
LNG in Sri Lanka: Time for a new business model
Moving beyond government-funded infrastructure By Prof. Udayanga Hemapala Sri Lanka’s energy transition is usually discussed in terms of renewable energy, battery storage, transmission...
New partnership aims to strengthen search for missing persons in Sri Lanka
By The Pulseline News Desk Efforts to address one of the country’s most enduring humanitarian challenges received a boost this week with the...
Tax relief for homeowners and vehicle owners: IRD clarifies new exemptions
By The Pulseline News Desk Thousands of Sri Lankans looking to sell their homes or personal vehicles may now be able to do...
Committee room dispute raises questions over parliamentary oversight
By The Pulseline News Desk A dispute over access to parliamentary committee room facilities has sparked a broader debate about the role and...
Congress challenges presidential war powers in rare rebuke over Iran
By The Pulseline News Desk In a rare and politically significant move, the United States (US) Congress has approved a war powers measure...
Private motion moved to restrict social media access for children under 16
By The Pulseline News Desk A new legislative proposal seeking to restrict social media access for children under the age of 16 has...
Power politics in the age of AI
By Milinda Moragoda The global order is entering a harder-edged phase of realism, in which power increasingly rests on the ability to compel...
Government reverses VAT threshold cut in relief for small businesses
By The Pulseline News Desk Thousands of small and medium-sized businesses across the country have been given a reprieve after the government announced...
Eastern province land crackdown signals new push against encroachment and coastal degradation
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province, a region rich in natural resources, tourism potential and agricultural land, is set to...
