Govt will not ban social media – PM
By Methmalie Dissanayake Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (14) said that as the person who introduced Internet to Sri Lanka,…
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Temporary ban on Facebook will be lifted in the next few days, President says
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that the temporary ban on Facebook following the incidents occurred in Kandy and…
Cesored! China bans letter N (briefly) from internet as Xi Jinping extends grip on power
Amid fallout from the decision to allow Xi to be president for life, censors also crack down on letters, phrases…
Sri Lanka to commence enabling Sinhala and Tamil scripts for top-level domain names
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and local experts in policy, technical and linguistic fields convened in…
Text messaging celebrates 25th birthday
The humble text message has reached its 25th birthday, and it sure has come a long way. The first ever…
Airtel partners Google for online purchasing for first time in Sri Lanka
For the first time in Sri Lanka customers will be able to purchase apps and other digital content through their…
Sri Lanka’s mobile broadband market gathers pace, fixed broadband penetration remains very low
Sri Lanka’s internet market will see a moderate growth over the next five years as the market is now moving…