Topic: Technology — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-25 07:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cabinet of Ministers on Monday (23) approved a proposal to promote digital payments by removing transaction fees for both senders and recipients on QR-based payments below Rs. 5,000, Cabinet Spokesman and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.
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[2026-03-25 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), through the SheTrades Sri Lanka Hub, successfully conducted a Training Programme on Branding and Digital Marketing for women entrepreneurs in Anuradhapura, with the participation of over 50 women led businesses.
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[2026-03-25 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Senior leaders from Sri Lanka’s banking sector convened in Colombo on 17 March for the “Fraud Management Deep Dive 2026”, co-hosted by IFINITY, a BFSI-focused digital transformation partner and system integrator, together with BPC, a global leader in payment solutions. The forum focused on how financial institutions can strengthen fraud risk management as digital payments continue to expand.
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[2026-03-25 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) is set to host its flagship Women in Tech Conference bringing together an exceptional lineup of global visionaries and local trailblazersto explore the evolving role of women in the digital economy.
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[2026-03-25 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Huawei recently hosted its Huawei Intelligent IT Summit 2026, bringing together Sri Lanka’s leading CIOs, CTOs, enterprise technology leaders and digital transformation decision-makers to explore how organisations can build the next generation of AI-ready digital infrastructure.
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[2026-03-24 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cabinet Ministers has approved a program to accelerate the use of the National QR Payment system (LankaQR) by waiving fees for transactions below Rs. 5,000, aiming to promote digital payments and strengthen the country’s digital economy.
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[2026-03-24 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: MullenLowe Sri Lanka, has announced the integration of Synapse VII’s advanced data analytics capabilities into its digital services ecosystem.
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[2026-03-24 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Travel / Reviews & advice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Online check-in, seat selection and boarding pass issue is relatively straightforward via Thai Airways’ occasionally awkward website. Better still is the frequent flyers’ Royal Orchid Plus app, which generates a QR code. With a short queue for the bag drop, the airport process is completed in five minutes. Boarding, by numbered groups, is orderly.
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[2026-03-24 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-03-23 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Saving certain resources such as water, fuel, gas etc involve the reduction of consumption and the sustainable management of natural materials and ensure future availability. Key actions include reducing waste, reusing items, recycling, using energy-efficient technology, and conserving. But unfortunately people, especially Sri Lankans are very good at wasting and NOT saving.
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[2026-03-23 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Amnesty International on Monday urged tech company Meta to address concerns over harmful online content on Facebook, citing risk of sectarian tensions, discrimination and violence against minority communities in Bangladesh.
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[2026-03-23 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: UnionPay International has come on board as a Platinum Sponsor for the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2026, marking its fourth consecutive year of partnership with Sri Lanka’s premier awards platform dedicated to honouring the country’s payment technology innovators.
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[2026-03-23 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Man of the Final Dasun Abeywardena of HNB Assurance receives his trophy from Clement Fernandopulle [Head Digital, Marketing and Customer Experience of Fairfirst Insurance
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[2026-03-23 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People’s Bank has solidified its position as the vanguard of financial technology in Sri Lanka, by aggressively expanding its digital ecosystem.
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[2026-03-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Uber and PickMe, the country’s leading ride-hailing and delivery app-based platforms, have asked the Government for higher fuel quotas for their most engaged driver and delivery partners.
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[2026-03-22 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Kyle Pollard is the ABC's Digital Sport Editor, overseeing national and international coverage, as well as future strategy for the online sport department.
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[2026-03-22 09:45 UTC+10:00] [24-hour gym] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As digital footprints expand, operators must be upfront with customers, who should also pause to read the fine print
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[2026-03-22 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-03-21 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dos mujeres consultan sus celulares durante un viaje en bus en Moscú, el 11 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Alexander Zemlianichenko, archivo)
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[2026-03-21 10:05 UTC+10:00] [LIFE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Romeo is a Dead Man wastes no time.
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[2026-03-20 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Authorities of the Ministry of Digital Economy have introduced a new system feature aimed at resolving long-standing issues faced by motorists in obtaining fuel QR codes for previously registered vehicles.
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[2026-03-20 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: On a typical farming day in rural Sri Lanka, decisions that shape the entire season are often made with little more than experience, instinct, and fragments of information passed from neighbour to neighbour. For generations, this has been the rhythm of agriculture here. Although tradition has it that way, integration of science and technology seeks to transform farming from a gamble into a coordinated, knowledge-driven enterprise.
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[2026-03-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (SLBA) has assured the public that banks will continue to operate on all five weekdays as an essential service, despite the temporary measures introduced to conserve fuel and energy resources.
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[2026-03-20 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Digital Economy Ministry yesterday said that a new feature has been added to the system starting yesterday (19) to address the difficulties faced by the public when trying to obtain the QR code of a previously registered vehicle, especially in cases where the mobile phone number used for the original registration is no longer in use.
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[2026-03-20 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-03-19 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Digital Economy has announced that a new feature has been added to the vehicle fuel QR code system starting today (March 19), aimed at resolving difficulties faced by the public when obtaining QR codes for previously registered vehicles, especially when the original mobile phone number is no longer active.
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[2026-03-19 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka marks a proud milestone in its tourism journey with the official launch of Lily Lanka, a locally developed digital travel platform created to enhance the tourism experience across the island.
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[2026-03-19 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: AI has been in the forefront of all topics for the past three years. Although the technology is promised to deliver value, the process hasn’t been as straight forward. Its timelines for value creation are extended than initially expected. In such landscape how do future jobs in our region including the Pacific countriesshape in the AI enabled future?
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[2026-03-19 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The QR code, which has been implemented in a way that minimises the inconvenience to the people in obtaining solutions to the current fuel problem, has been 95 percent successful, Digital Economy Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne stated in Parliament.
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[2026-03-19 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A 25-member delegation from the Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services companies (SLASSCOM) visited India from February 2nd – March 13th, 2026 to participate in a specialised Training and Capacity-Building Programme. The delegation comprised founders, owners and co-owners of Sri Lankan Start-ups.
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[2026-03-19 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ladies’ College Old Girls’ Association (OGA) recently launched ‘She Means Business – a pioneering digital platform dedicated to promoting Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs) within its Old Girls’ network.
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[2026-03-19 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A 25-member delegation from the Central Bank (CB) visited India from March 2 to 6 to participate in a specialised Training and Capacity-Building Programme on ‘Financial Frontiers – Innovation, Resilience and Internationalisation’.
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[2026-03-19 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Digital Economy Ministry Consultant Sumudu Ratnayake stated that a new WhatsApp support service has been introduced to promptly resolve issues regarding the QR code used for obtaining fuel quotas.
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[2026-03-19 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Novus Technologies, a global FinTech service solution provider, has come on board as a Platinum Sponsor for the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2026, marking its second time as a valued partner of the country’s flagship platform celebrating innovation and excellence within the payment technology space.
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[2026-03-19 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As hotels continue to redefine the guest experience through digital transformation, in-room technology has evolved from a basic amenity into a strategic component of the broader hotel ecosystem.
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[2026-03-19 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: HNB PLC has once again been recognised as Sri Lanka’s Best Retail Bank for the 16th time at the TAB Global Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards 2026. The awards ceremony was held on March 12, at Shanghai, China, recognising financial institutions for excellence in retail banking and innovation.
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[2026-03-19 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government Information Centre (GIC) has introduced a special WhatsApp number for vehicle owners who need assistance in registering for the National Fuel Pass. Accordingly, those who are having problems during registration can get the QR code by sending necessary details to the WhatsApp number and following the relevant procedure.
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[2026-03-19 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: LUXEMBOURG, March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferrero Group announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Bold Snacks, a leading Brazilian premium protein snack company. Founded in 2018, Bold Snacks has seen strong growth from the outset, driven by its digital strategy and innovative portfolio of protein bars, and has recently expanded into whey powders.
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[2026-03-18 17:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government Information Center (GIC) has launched a special WhatsApp service to assist vehicle owners experiencing difficulties while registering for the National Fuel Pass, the Ministry of Digital Economy announced today(18).
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[2026-03-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SRIQ Corporation, together with Microsoft and global digital transformation partner proMX, hosted an exclusive executive forum last weekend at Hilton Colombo, marking the launch of next-generation Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM innovation in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-03-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hatch, an innovation and entrepreneurship platform, announced the conclusion of the second cohort of its ‘GoviLab AgriTech’ accelerator programme, run in partnership with the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement.
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[2026-03-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The MAS Athlete Training Academy and the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) entered a landmark partnership to advance holistic athlete development.
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[2026-03-18 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a landmark move for Sri Lanka’s cybersecurity landscape, SITREK Group and Singaporean technology leader ST Engineering have announced a strategic partnership aimed at bolstering national digital resilience. The Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) was signed at the SITREK Cyber and Tech Summit 2026 on March 4, at City of Dreams Colombo, signalling a new chapter in the country’s enterprise-level cyber preparedness.
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[2026-03-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Limited (SLICGL) has strengthened its engagement with the education sector, extending the strategic partnership with the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) for the second consecutive year, to strengthen National Educator Awards (NEA) initiatives as the official insurance partner, uplifting and protecting teachers.
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[2026-03-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The technical shortcomings of the QR code system introduced by the government with the aim of resolving the fuel crisis and streamlining the fuel distribution have now been completely resolved, said Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne.
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[2026-03-17 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Eranga Weeraratne, says that the technical issues currently affecting the fuel issuance QR code system will be fully resolved by this morning (17).
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[2026-03-17 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Fcode Labs launches Forevate, a real-time market intelligence solution designed to help businesses respond faster to market changes and make data-driven decisions. Operating across Asia, Europe, and North America, Fcode Labs has grown from three founders to a 100-person team in seven years. During that time, the company has delivered advanced digital systems for global organizations including the Singapore Government and Mercedes-Benz, supporting large-scale digital initiatives across multiple industries.
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[2026-03-17 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s condominium landscape continues to expand at pace, reshaping urban living across the country, yet many residential communities still rely on manual payment methods that slow down collections, delay reconciliations and limit financial visibility for both residents and management corporations.
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[2026-03-17 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Port City Colombo has strengthened its technology services ecosystem by signing a strategic partnership agreement with OREL IT.
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[2026-03-16 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC, in collaboration with the Ceylon German Technical Training Institute launched Caltex Abimani Women in STEM, a corporate social responsibility initiative designed to empower young Sri Lankan women pursuing education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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