The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has announced that Lanka Number Portability Services (LNPS) is currently calling for tender proposals to move forward with enabling number portability on the island. The tender in question specifies “the supply, installation, testing, and commission” for the upcoming service, signaling a positive sign for the number portability’s progress. Implementation underway Back in ...
Dialog Axiata PLC, Axiata Group, and Bharti Airtel have signed a binding term sheet that will see Dialog acquire Airtel Lanka. The agreement is set to be a mix of cash and share swap where Bharti Airtel will gain a stake in Dialog that would reflect the fair value of Airtel Lanka as part of the acquisition. The announcement was ...
Sri Lankan government websites have a notorious history around reliability and functionality, especially when it concerns security. The latest addition to this list is the Sri Lanka Coast Guard website which refuses to load on browsers entirely. Every time you try opening up coastguard.gov.lk you’re either greeted with a blank page or your antivirus issuing a warning. While it could ...
Meta-owned messaging service WhatsApp announced that its multi-device support would extend to allow multiple phones for a single account. The announcement was made amid Meta‘s efforts to build more functionality into WhatsApp as the company looks to strengthen its dominance in the messaging space. Prior to the new update, WhatsApp’s multi-device support only included browsers, computers, and tabs. Moving forward, ...
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Technology has stated that the government officially joined the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA). In an announcement, the Ministry of Technology further mentioned that the government is looking forward to “contributing to the advancement of DPGs by helping to shorten other countries’ learning and adoption journeys of DPGs.” What is the Digital Public Goods Alliance? The ...
Minister of Power and Energy Kanachana Wijesekara has announced that Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) owned fuel tankers will have GPS tracking this month as part of its upcoming fleet management system. Following Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, the ministry has been looking into optimizing the fuel supply across the island over the past year and has found success with its QR-based ...
Back in February, Spotify launched its latest AI feature called “DJ,” which aims at optimizing your personalized music experience. The company then followed this up by introducing its new TikTok-like discovery feed less than a month later. While these new features are currently available in US and Canada, Spotify is yet to announce a global release including for markets like ...
Sri Lanka hasn’t exactly been at the forefront when it comes to modernizing public transportation and adopting payment mechanisms like NFC. However, this might be changing soon according to recent updates. A few days ago, LankaPay announced that People’s Bank has become the first bank to issue its two-in-one contactless debit card under the National Card Scheme. Under this program, ...
When Anuruddha Heenatigala and his team got together in 2019, the idea was simple: find a viable solution to deal with menstruation-related issues. While it’s true that market offerings catering to this need already exist, effective means of helping women ease their menstrual pain continue to be a work in progress. Keily hopes to change this for the better with ...
Microsoft Imagine Cup Junior 2023 is now open for applications for school students aged 13 – 18. In its fourth year, Imagine Cup Junior 2023 is a platform that enables children to learn about technology and how it can be used to solve some of the bigger challenges in the world. Taking a step further to encourage school students of ...
Agriculture has a long history in Sri Lanka dating back thousands of years. Even today, the industry remains a critical component of the island’s economy and citizens’ well-being. Despite its rich history, agriculture remains ripe for innovation and some ambitious folk look to do just that. Aninilavan Puvanesan’s iGrow Lanka is one such effort. The story starts in Mullaitivu, back ...
Yes, you read it right. There’s an actual game that lets you play as Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) political party. Titled “Jumping AKD,” the mini-browser game lets players navigate as the NPP leader in a side-scrolling format. The mini-browser title follows a similar mechanic to Google Chrome’s dinosaur game with a little ...
The lack of infrastructure and investment in public transport has been one of the biggest drawbacks for Sri Lankans for many years. Even in a landscape where the country explores the feasibility of technologies like 5G, Sri Lanka’s public transportation system appears to lag decades behind. However, a recent announcement suggests that efforts may be underway to give the sector ...
Further strengthening the partnership with MegaPay (Pvt) Ltd, HNB PLC partnered with Pay&Go, a leading digital payment solution provider, to introduce an accessible and affordable card payment acceptance solution for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka. Through this partnership, SME entrepreneurs will be facilitated with a POS system that will enable them to expand using both contact and ...
In a bid to extend its presence in the Asia Pacific region, WSO2 announced that it’s now incorporated in Malaysia. With this, the company now hosts a dozen offices across the world including Sri Lanka, Brazil, Germany, India, Singapore, the UAE, the UK, and the US. “The country is key to our international reach and we’re here as a result ...
The Commission On Public Accounts (COPA) recently made several proposals regarding the Inland Revenue Department’s tax collection system. According to COPA, the department’s Revenue Administration Management Information System, or RAMIS for short, currently doesn’t function as intended. The proposals suggest that RAMIS would need to be updated properly in order to improve the IRD’s efficiency. Back in 2014, the IRD ...
PickMe announces that it has joined hands with Lumala, a popular Sri Lankan bicycle retailer, as a means of enabling its bicycle riders an option to upgrade to e-bikes. The announcement comes as Sri Lanka looks to tackle its economic crisis with sectors like delivery opting for long-term sustainable options. According to PickMe, the Lumala partnership will essentially offer an ...
2022 looked to be an interesting year for food delivery as Uber Eats reported over LKR 82 million in tips for its delivery partners over the year. The figure was outlined in the company’s latest Uber cravings report for Sri Lanka which offered a glimpse of what consumer behavior was like in 2022. 2022 Uber Eats cravings While 82 million ...
A new scam appears to be making the rounds on Sri Lankan social media, this time in the form of WhaleBoost, a seemingly easy money-making scheme. Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has upended many Sri Lankans’ lives and as a result, widespread scams have begun taking a turn for the worst over the past few months. WhaleBoost looks to be one ...
Digital consulting agency Surge Global has acquired data analytics company Trabeya for an undisclosed amount. Surge Global Founder and Head of Growth Bhanuka Harischandra publicly announced the acquisition, stating that its 40+ team of data scientists and engineers will come under Surge. Accordingly, the Trabeya acquisition will allow Surge to expand its capabilities in data science, machine learning, Business Intelligence, ...
