Year: 2026
Port City residents face local election vote gap as MP warns of fundamental rights violation
By The Pulseline News Desk Residents of Colombo Port City will be unable to exercise their voting rights in local government elections, raising...
Restructuring of Sri Lanka armed forces
By Col. R Hariharan During the nearly three decades of fighting Tamil separatists and two insurrections by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the Sri...
All 19 Trident coal shipments fail quality test as Lakvijaya ash pile swells
By The Pulseline News Desk Independent testing of all 19 coal consignments supplied by India-based Trident Chempar to Sri Lanka’s Lakvijaya Power Plant...
Proposed anti-corruption law changes give CIABOC wider powers to pursue corruption cases
By The Pulseline News Desk The government has proposed a series of amendments to the Anti-Corruption Act that would significantly expand the powers...
Sri Lanka, India Move to Revive Trade Pact Talks as Colombo Seeks Better Terms
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka and India have agreed to establish a joint working group to review and update the existing...
Sri Lanka’s official reserves rise to $ 6.59 billion in July
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves increased to $ 6.591 billion in July 2026, marking a further improvement in...
The 22nd Amendment Test: Whither transparency?
By Vox Civis The National People’s Power (NPP) campaigned and was elected to office on a single, repeated word: transparency. It was not...
Prison crisis laid bare: Govt admits overcrowding, unveils reform agenda after deadly Negombo riot
By The Pulseline News Desk The government has acknowledged that Sri Lanka’s prison system is facing its worst overcrowding crisis in decades, revealing...
Chemmani excavation passes 100-day mark as human remains recovered exceed 500
By The Pulseline News Desk The excavation of the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna has crossed a significant milestone, with investigators recovering more...
AKD orders joint prison security mechanism as Government moves to defuse unrest
By The Pulseline News Desk President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has ordered the establishment of a joint security and welfare mechanism covering every prison...
