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Skype killed from May, offers migration to Microsoft Teams

By logging in to Teams with a Skype account, chats and contacts will automatically appear

March 2, 2025 1 min read

113-pct rise in hate speech following Sri Lanka parliamentary election

113% increase in harmful speech in November 2024, coinciding with the Sri Lankan parliamentary election held on 14 Novem

February 26, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka eyes mobile number portability in June

Number portability allows a subscriber to switch networks using the same number

February 22, 2025 1 min read

Global Apple users' data at risk with UK order: Human Rights Watch, Amnesty

UK encryption order violates privacy rights of Apple users worldwide

February 18, 2025 2 min read
Dimuth Atapattu appointed DG of Sri Lanka's Data Protection Authority

Atapattu is a Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) officer

AI-related risks rising for software, media, and services corporates: Fitch Ratings

Asset-light businesses where value is driven by intangibles such as software, IP, brands and human capital face risk

Sri Lanka starts tech park in Galle

The galle tech part is one of a series of five

February 18, 2022 1 min read
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Sri Lanka technology centre opened by US-based RigServ

Strikes partnership to support Colombo University

February 5, 2022 2 min read
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Sri Lanka based NCINGA boosts Fiji Telecom

Installed a core-transport network and data centre

December 19, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka online education goes to 85-pct of students, despite dissatisfaction: study

About 50 percent had live lessons

December 9, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka to set up three new 'techno parks' by 2023

Three new techno-parks are proposed to commence in Habarana, Nuwaraeliya (Mahagasthota), Kandy (Digana), he said.

November 12, 2021 2 min read

Number portability to finally become reality in Sri Lanka in May 2022: regulator

The regulatory has informed all the communication service providers to set up a clearing house.

Mahadiya Hamza
October 14, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka makes HCL Technologies eligible for tax breaks

To employ 3500 workers

October 7, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Green Tape says online procurement taking off

Procured 500 million rupees worth of tenders

September 10, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata net profits doubles in June quarter

Most profits from mobile. TV losses reduce

August 6, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka moves to protect Indian Ocean submarine cables

Enabling legislation to come

July 18, 2021 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's Dialog adds more towers to expand coverage in Coronavirus pandemic

Data traffic doubles in pandemic

July 11, 2021 3 min read

Cyber attack on Sri Lankan govt websites resolved: SLCERT

"This is not a comprehensive cyber-attack,"said Meegasmulla.

Mahadiya Hamza
May 18, 2021 2 min read

Softlogic Sri Lanka ties up with Huawei for cloud, AI solutions

Aims to fill gaps in post-Covid-19 tech needs

April 27, 2021 1 min read

Open University of Sri Lanka to fill IT resource gap with online degree

The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is starting an online bachelor's degree in information technology to fill a reso...

April 1, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka to introduce "unlimited" internet not subject to FUP: regulator

Sri Lanka’s telecom regulator has announced plans to provide “unlimited” internet packages to the public, not subj...

March 19, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata 'AAA(lka)' rating confirmed

Fitch Ratings has confirmed an 'AAA(lka)' rating of Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata with a 'stable outlook.

March 16, 2021 6 min read

Fitch expects Sri Lanka Airtel unit to seek M&A

Fitch Ratings said it expected Airtel Lanka, a unit of India's Bharti Airtel to seek mergers and acquisition deal as the...

March 16, 2021 1 min read

LSEG completes acquisition of Refinitiv

London Stock Exchange group said it had completed the acquisition of Refinitiv, a data analytics group in a stock offer....

March 9, 2021 1 min read

Broadband drives growth at Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata

Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata the island's top mobile operator, has seen double digit growth in its broadband unit as mobile...

February 28, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka Dialog Axiata net up 41-pt despite soft-peg losses

Profits at Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata grew 41 percent to 3.4 billion rupees despite a foreign exchange losses as the isla...

February 20, 2021 2 min read
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