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Stronger enforcement needed to make plastic bag charge work

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s efforts to reduce plastic pollution through the plastic shopping bag charge risk losing momentum unless authorities...

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Calls grow for independent inquiry into Negombo Prison carnage

By The Pulseline News Desk The People’s Joint Opposition (PJO) has called for a transparent, independent and comprehensive investigation into the deadly unrest...

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New survey shows strong backing for President AKD and push for abolishing Executive Presidency

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lankans continue to express strong confidence in President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s (AKD’s) leadership, even as many households...

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Prison population surges as anti-drug crackdown strains Sri Lanka’s correctional system

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s prison system is facing unprecedented pressure as the country’s inmate population has surged by more than...

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“We are still searching”: Chemmani mass grave remains Sri Lanka’s unfinished test of justice

By The Pulseline News Desk Nearly three decades after allegations first emerged of a mass burial site in Chemmani, Jaffna, families of the...

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Human actions continue to drive Sri Lanka’s wild elephant deaths

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s wild elephants continue to pay the highest price for the growing conflict between humans and wildlife,...

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Billions burned: The hidden cost of Sri Lanka’s cigarette tax gap

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka is leaving billions of rupees on the table every year – not because of weak tax...

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Prison poverty: Thousands jailed each year for failing to pay court fines

Official prison statistics reveal that poverty, not just crime, is driving prison overcrowding, with unpaid fines, drug offences and repeat offenders placing growing...