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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...
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...
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...
NPP MP moves Supreme Court to dismiss BASL challenge to 22nd Amendment
By The Pulseline News Desk Ruling National People’s Power (NPP) Parliamentarian Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi has moved to intervene in the Supreme Court proceedings...
Legal hurdle stalls Sri Lanka’s bid to extradite former CBSL Governor Mahendran
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka faces a legal hurdle in its efforts to extradite former Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL)...
