Year: 2026
Mahanayake Theras await President’s response on controversial judicial retirement age plan
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government’s controversial proposal to extend the retirement age of superior court judges has drawn renewed attention after...
Sri Lanka to lease 247 hectares of State land to returnee migrant workers, young entrepreneurs
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government is preparing to open 247 hectares of underutilized State plantation land to returnee migrant workers and...
Cabinet clears coal procurement for Norochcholai as Sri Lanka moves to secure power supply
By The Pulseline News Desk The government has moved to secure the coal supply required for the operation of the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Power...
Sri Lanka steps up human-elephant conflict strategy as Government unveils new conservation measures
By The Pulseline News Desk As Sri Lanka marks World Elephant Day, the country’s long-running human-elephant conflict is once again at the centre...
BASL warns 22nd Amendment could undermine judicial independence, calls for referendum
By The Pulseline News Desk The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called on the Government to halt the proposed 22nd Amendment...
Sri Lanka secures $2.73 million World Bank grant for maternal and child nutrition in four districts
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government has approved a three-year project to strengthen nutrition services for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and children...
Government to release 30,000 MT of paddy as rice to ease market supply
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government has approved a plan to convert 30,000 metric tonnes of paddy held by the Paddy Marketing...
CAA raids expose incomplete Atapirikara sets, damaged bowls and blunt razors
By The Pulseline News Desk What appears to be a complete Atapirikara set on a shop shelf may not always contain everything promised...
Only 1,506 of 4,962 drug offenders in prison receive rehabilitation
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s prison rehabilitation system is currently unable to provide programmes for the majority of inmates convicted of...
Prison unrest leaves Rs. 255 million damage trail as Government moves to tighten control
By The Pulseline News Desk Damage caused by recent unrest at five Sri Lankan prisons has been estimated at more than Rs. 255...
