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By The Pulseline News Desk The Government is moving ahead with plans to expand and modernise Sri Lanka Railways’ fleet while upgrading key sections of the existing railway network, Deputy Minister of Transport Prasanna Gunasena has informed Parliament. Gunasena has said the Government currently had no plans to extend the overall length of the railway […] The post Govt to procure new trains,…
By The Pulseline News Desk Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa has acknowledged a shortage of Filgrastim injections at government hospitals, including the Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama, with the Government now working to restore supplies within a week. The shortage was raised in Parliament by member of parliament (MP) Shanakiyan Rasamanickam, who has noted that Filgrastim – […] The post Filgrastim…
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government is working to secure a solution for around 7,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers facing deportation from Israel after taking up employment outside the sectors under which they had initially entered the country, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arun Hemachandra has told Parliament. The issue was raised in Parliament […] The post Govt seeks solution for 7,000…
By Milinda Moragoda Throughout history, governments confronted with dissent have repeatedly reached for the same instrument: arrest. The logic is understandable. Remove a troublesome individual from the public square, and perhaps the ideas, movement or political challenge associated with that person will weaken. Sometimes coercion achieves its immediate objective. Governments possess police powers…
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government has dismissed claims that an LTTE training camp was being maintained in Kilinochchi, with Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala revealing in Parliament that the individual who had made the claim had allegedly used multiple identities and had a history of criminal allegations. Making a special statement in Parliament, […] The post Govt dismisses LTTE…
By The Pulseline News Desk The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) has been instructed to investigate reports of declining fish catches and determine whether changes in fish populations and marine habitats are affecting the country’s fishing industry. Deputy Minister of Fisheries Rathna Gamage has told Parliament that reports from fishermen and media […] The post NARA…
By The Pulseline News Desk The Excise Department has stepped up enforcement action inside Colombo Port City, conducting three major raids that had reportedly uncovered liquor allegedly being sold or transported without the required licences. The raids were carried out by officers attached to the islandwide Special Operations Unit on the instructions of senior Excise […] The post Excise raids…
By Huang Yunsong, Asia’s stability will not be secured by treating one power’s Security Council seat as a precondition of legitimacy, nor by dressing two modern sovereign states in the borrowed costume of “civilisational states.” Not by asking two proud peoples to give up on trust itself. It will be secured the old-fashioned way — […] The post India and China need to build trust, not manage…
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government has amended controversial provisions contained in the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act (PTA), including those relating to the definition of “terrorism” and the detention of suspects, Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said. Speaking at the weekly Cabinet decisions briefing, Jayatissa has said the proposed Protection of the […]…
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government is moving to establish a coordinated mechanism across Sri Lanka’s prison system to identify problems at an early stage, strengthen emergency responses and improve the welfare of inmates and prison officers. Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara announced the initiative during a meeting held at the Kalutara […] The post Government…
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka is moving to remove long-standing legal barriers faced by Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India seeking to return home, while calls are growing for the Government to ensure that the process extends beyond citizenship verification to practical support for resettlement. The issue was raised in Parliament on Wednesday […] The post Sri Lanka moves to clear legal…
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government has moved to strengthen Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption framework, with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya presenting an amended Anti-Corruption Bill to Parliament, proposing changes to address legal, technical and administrative gaps in the existing law. The amendments are aimed at strengthening the prevention, investigation and prosecution of corruption while…
By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka is targeting the introduction of its first digital identity card by the end of this year, as the Government moves ahead with plans to accelerate the country’s digital transformation. The progress of the digital identity card initiative was reviewed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a meeting with […] The post Sri Lanka targets first digital identity…
By The Pulseline News Desk The prevailing dry weather conditions have begun taking a toll on agricultural production, with crop damage reported across several farming districts as water shortages threaten paddy and maize cultivations. In response, the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has moved to expedite insurance compensation for farmers affected by the drought-like conditions, […] The…
By The Pulseline News Desk Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s (RW) warning that Sri Lanka could face another serious economic crisis after 2028 has opened a fresh debate over the country’s ability to rebuild foreign exchange reserves and meet its post-debt-restructuring obligations. Speaking at the launch of former Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya’s book Yudha Dekakata Ura Dee […] The post…
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government is preparing to tighten Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange laws by making unauthorised transfers of funds out of the country a criminal offence, following policy approval granted by the Cabinet to amend the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017. The proposed amendment is aimed at strengthening the legal […] The post Cabinet moves to criminalise unauthorised…
By The Pulseline News Desk The Government has moved to replace Sri Lanka’s long-standing Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) with a new legal framework, with Cabinet approving the publication of a Bill titled the “Protection of the State from Terrorism Act” (PSTA) and its subsequent submission to Parliament. The proposed legislation is intended to replace […] The post Sri Lanka moves to replace PTA…
