#Sri Lanka
Row over witnesses raises questions on controversial container release probe
A dispute within a Parliamentary Special Committee has intensified scrutiny over the controversial release of 323 containers from Colombo Port without mandatory physical...
Banners in Jaffna highlight interest in Tamil Nadu assembly polls
Banners expressing support for political leaders from Tamil Nadu have been displayed in several areas of Jaffna ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu...
$2.5 million cyber fraud raises concerns over financial oversight and digital security
The reported diversion of $ 2.5 million — funds intended for a foreign debt repayment — through fraudulent instructions has sparked serious concern...
Why increasing female labour force participation is critical for Sri Lanka
By Cathrine Weerakkody Sri Lanka presents a familiar but increasingly costly paradox. The country has near-universal female literacy, strong educational outcomes for women,...
The ‘Mangala’ signature in my life
By Krishantha Prasad Cooray If all hadn’t been overturned – delivering an unrecognisable landscape five years ago – it is quite likely that...
Five years have passed, but he’s still remembered
By Rohan Samarajiva Mangala Samaraweera passed away in 2021. Had he lived, he’d be 70 on the 21st of April. What is the...
Preparedness is necessary, opportunism is not
By Krishantha Prasad Cooray We have been taught to ‘strike while the iron is hot.’ It makes sense. One presses one’s advantage. This...
A test of accountability: Former MPs take Sri Lanka’s parliamentary disputes global
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka’s internal parliamentary disputes have taken an international turn, as the Forum of Former Members of Parliament...
