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Sri Lanka sets September deadline for mobile number portability

August 7, 2026 2 min read

Data center evolution highlights structured, project finance risk considerations: Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings’ latest report examines how we approach the market’s evolution,

July 15, 2026 2 min read

Dialog to power Prime Lands’ new apartment complex in Sri Lanka suburb

Dialog Enterprise powers connectivity at The Colombo Border by Prime Residencies

July 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's 99x wins national awards for Xians.ai platform

99x's AI agent platform Xians.ai wins at SLASSCOM Ingenuity Awards

June 25, 2026 2 min read
Sri Lanka urged to merge maritime security and digital policy

Discussion on maritime security and technological capabilities at the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies

99x drives autonomous AI shift at Sri Lanka hackathon

99x strengthens AI capabilities through ELEVATE agentic AI hackathon

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

Sri Lanka Department of Government Printing website hacked

The pages included the pages carrying extra gazette notices and tenders

December 31, 2024 1 min read

US Embassy, WhimsicalWits launch Cyber Hero app to promote digital safety in Sri Lanka

It teaches users how to recognize and respond to cyber threats, such as phishing, malware, and privacy breaches,

October 29, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka Telecom to get new spectrum allocation: SOERU

The new spectrum allocation will in fact help increase the value of SLT significantly

July 27, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka passes changes telecom law, allowing Starlink to be licensed

The new law will also provide a framework for to license and regulate cable landing stations

July 10, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata completes acquisition of Bharti Airtel Lanka

Dialog issued 952,694,689 ordinary voting shares by way of a share swap to Bharti on Wednesday

June 27, 2024 1 min read

Startup Genome ranks Sri Lanka among world’s top 10 for affordable talent

Ranking was made in the latest Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2024

June 12, 2024 1 min read
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Sri Lanka grants preliminary approval for Starlink: State Minister

The details of the public consultation will be published tomorrow

June 6, 2024 2 min read
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Sri Lanka President discusses Starlink with Elon Musk

President Wickremesinghe has met Musk at a World Water Forum High-Level Meeting in Indonesia

May 19, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Pick Me powers JumJum mobike app in Nepal

The app called JumJum (Let’s Go) will initially launch in Kathmandu

May 14, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka BoI, Orion sign US$1.78mn deal to expand Orion Colombo, Orion Nest

Agreement with Board of Investment of Sri Lanka for US$1.78mn to expand Orion Colombo and Orion Nest

May 13, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to bring National Cyber Security Act amid surge in social network users: State minister

The user base across all social networks has surged from 60 million to 74 million.

May 9, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka launches online child sexual abuse reporting portal

3 out of 10 children who are internet users in urban and semi urban areas are being victimized by online perpetrators

March 29, 2024 2 min read

Lanka Pay to recognize Sri Lanka's financial innovators

Lanka Pay's Technovation awards will recognize banking and non-banking firms that had come up with innovative solutions.

Apsara Rodrigo
March 14, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka tech, AI firms invited to apply to UK's Pathfinder awards

Winners will receive help to grow their business in the UK.

March 4, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to get Cyber Security Act, Authority: Min

Digital economy had grown from 4.73 to 5 percent.

February 29, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to begin pilot project with Microsoft to teach AI in schools

A pilot project with support from Microsoft set to begin from grade 8 upwards.

February 13, 2024 2 min read