#Anura Kumara Dissanayake
President signals VAT cuts and calls for tax relief on books
By The Pulseline News Desk President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has signalled plans to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) rates over the next two...
President to amend laws on prison treatment and transport of Buddhist monks
By The Pulseline News Desk President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced plans to amend existing laws governing the treatment of Buddhist monks in...
President designates CCIB as PTA detention facility
By The Pulseline News Desk President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as Minister of Defence, has designated the Central Crime Investigation Bureau...
Renewable energy expansion may lower electricity costs, but no timeline for tariff cuts
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lankan electricity consumers may have to wait longer for the benefits of the country’s expanding renewable energy...
Sri Lanka weekly report: What happened. What mattered. What comes next
13–19 September 2026 THE WEEK IN ONE MINUTE Sri Lanka’s economic recovery entered a more complicated phase this week. Second-quarter GDP growth slowed...
Death penalty still off Government table as organised crime remains a challenge
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government has yet to make a decision on calls to reintroduce the death penalty for organised crime,...
‘Law applies to everyone’: AKD takes aim at Rajapaksas as Namal speaks from remand prison
By The Pulseline News Desk President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) has turned up the political heat on the Rajapaksa family, declaring that the...
SRI LANKA THIS WEEK: What happened. What mattered. What comes next.
6–12 September 2026 THE WEEK IN A MINUTE Sri Lanka’s political and institutional landscape became considerably more charged this week as the Government...
