Sevanagala shutdown puts sugarcane farmers and local economy at risk
By The Pulseline News Desk The temporary closure of the Sevanagala Sugar Factory has raised concerns well beyond the factory gates, with sugarcane...
Drug shortage drives more users towards rehabilitation, says NDDCB
By The Pulseline News Desk A decline in the availability of illicit drugs appears to be pushing more drug users towards rehabilitation, with...
When the guardian is asked to guard the hand that holds the key
By Vox Civis “Judges should behave within the judiciary as well as outside it in such a manner as to consolidate the confidence...
Govt rejects UN concerns over judges’ retirement age, says reforms not aimed at extending specific tenures
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government has pushed back against concerns raised by a United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur over proposed changes...
Rupee slides 5.7% as markets watch rates, liquidity and global oil prices
By The Pulseline News Desk The Sri Lankan rupee has depreciated 5.7% against the US dollar so far this year, adding to the...
‘Malayagam people are equal citizens’: AKD signals rights-based shift in plantation community policy
By The Pulseline News Desk President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) has pledged to place the rights, dignity and living standards of Sri Lanka’s...
Sri Lanka has one last chance to become a strategic hub in Indian Ocean
By Milinda Moragoda Sri Lanka has three assets that could make it a logistics and energy hub in the Indian subcontinent comparable in...
Government targets prison overcrowding as drug cases pile up in remand custody
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government expects to significantly ease overcrowding in the country’s prisons within the next month to six weeks...
Sri Lanka ranks 120th in global minimum wage comparison, trailing South Asian neighbours
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka has been ranked 120th among 130 countries in a global comparison of minimum wages, with the...
