Year: 2026
Which way, NPP?: The mandate was for change, not control
By Vox Civis Since the guns fell silent in 2009, Sri Lanka has been handed more second chances than a nation of 22...
Sri Lankan household spending surges 84% as rising prices drive expenditure
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lankan households have recorded a sharp increase in monthly expenditure in early 2025, with average spending climbing...
Sri Lanka’s poverty rate rises to 16% as cost-of-living crisis reverses progress
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s poverty rate has reportedly increased to 16.0% in the first quarter of 2025, up from 14.3%...
Police analyse seized DMT database of approximately nine million vehicles
By The Pulseline News Desk Police have commenced a detailed analysis of a digital data system seized from the Department of Motor Traffic’s...
Gampaha Magistrate transferred amid IGP dispute; successor appointed
By The Pulseline News Desk Gampaha Magistrate Bandula Gunaratne, who recently sought contempt of court proceedings against the Inspector General of Police (IGP)...
A forest secured: World Land Trust and IUCN NL support WNPS PLANT to safeguard Sinharaja
In a major step along its ambitious path of forest corridor creation and endemic protection, WNPS PLANT has acquired a total of 50...
Sri Lanka to reapply for EU GSP+ concessions under new 10-year trade framework
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka is preparing to reapply for preferential trade concessions under the European Union’s (EU’s) Generalised Scheme of...
Chinese Communist Party delegation to visit Sri Lanka to brief JVP on party organisation and discipline
By The Pulseline News Desk A delegation from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is expected to visit Sri Lanka soon to share its...
Privilege complaints of five Opposition MPs rejected
By The Pulseline News Desk Parliament has rejected five requests submitted by Opposition MPs to raise questions of parliamentary privilege, ruling that the...
Police tear gas stocks expire amid reduced use, says Watagala
By The Pulseline News Desk Stocks of tear gas held by the Sri Lanka Police have expired due to non-use, Deputy Minister Sunil...
