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Screen Time Rising Among Young Children
Digital screen use among young children in Sri Lanka has increased rapidly, with a survey revealing that 64% of children in this age group spend more than one hour a day looking at mobile phones or co…
AI Warnings Trigger Sharp Fall in Company Shares
Shares of AI-related companies around the world have fallen sharply following warnings from leading figures in the industry over the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology. Dario Amod…
2,700 MW of New Power Capacity Planned for 2027–2029
More than 2,700 MW of electricity generation capacity from solar, wind and battery power is expected to be added to the national grid between 2027 and 2029, Minister of Power and Energy Anura Karunati…
TRC Plans Tighter Regulation of SIM Cards
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) says it has received reports of an increase in illegal activities carried out using SIM cards obtained through informal methods. TRCSL…
AI Accounts, Deepfakes Pose Threat to Sri Lanka’s Democracy
A new report has warned that synthetic personas and political deepfake videos created on Facebook pose a serious threat to democracy and the fairness of elections in Sri Lanka. The warning was issued…
Online Train Season Tickets for Private Sector from October 1
The Sri Lanka Railways Department is set to introduce a facility for private-sector employees to obtain monthly train season tickets through the department’s official seat reservation website from Oct…
Police Issue Notice on Digital Vehicle Insurance Cards
The Sri Lanka Police have issued a special notice to inform the public about the use of digital vehicle insurance cards across the country. Following a joint decision by the Insurance Regulatory Commi…
20 Million Children Face Tech-Based Sexual Abuse
More than 20 million children aged between 12 and 17 across 21 countries—equivalent to one in five children—have experienced technology-facilitated sexual abuse or exploitation within a year, accordin…
Websites Launched for 63 Sri Lankan Missions
Official websites for 63 Sri Lankan embassies and representative offices operating overseas have been successfully launched and are now open for public access. Through these websites, members of the p…
Committee on Intermediate Grade for Doctors
A special expert committee has been appointed to study a proposal to establish an intermediate grade for medical officers and submit recommendations on its implementation. The committee was appointed…
Sri Lanka’s First BESS Projects to Join Grid in September
Sri Lanka’s first commercial-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are scheduled to be connected to the national electricity grid in early September. The projects, planned to operate near 16 ele…
Battery Storage Systems Near Completion at 16 Substations
Construction of commercial-scale battery energy storage systems planned at 16 electricity transmission substations across the country has reached its final stage. The battery systems were brought into…
Weak AI vs. Strong AI: Distinguishing Reality from Fiction
To understand today’s discussions about artificial intelligence (AI), it is important to distinguish between two broad concepts: Narrow AI and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) . Narrow AI: The AI…
SLCERT warns of extortion scam targeting Meta users
The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) has uncovered information about a large-scale organised online extortion scam being carried out through Meta platforms, including Facebook, Mes…
MNP will not launch in September, Ministry clarifies
The Ministry of Digital Economy has clarified that media reports claiming that Mobile Number Portability (MNP), which allows customers to switch to another mobile network while keeping the same phone…
Metro Bus Service Planned for Kandy
The Sri Lankan government is preparing to introduce a Metro Bus service in Kandy as part of a major transport development programme, Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake announced in Parliament. The Mi…
