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Civil Aviation Authority warns of fake aviation reports on social media
The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka says false aviation information is circulating online and will pursue legal action against those spreading it.
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Police to discipline officers who refuse GovPay traffic-fine payments
Sri Lanka Police say traffic officers who refuse on-the-spot GovPay fine payments face disciplinary action; only 12% of eligible fines are settled digitally.
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Sri Lanka unveils South Asia's first solar-hybrid bakery oven
Incitare International and partners unveiled a solar-and-biogas bakery oven in Colombo, billed as South Asia's first clean-energy baking technology.
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PM opens HD TV studio and AI lab at UNIVOTEC, launches greening policy
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya opened an HD television studio, web radio, AI research lab and a carbon-neutral greening policy at UoVT Ratmalana.
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IGP orders island-wide crackdown on online financial fraud, CCID to lead probes
Police flag a surge in Telegram and WhatsApp scams, OTP fraud and fake job lures; Inspector General directs all stations to act and refers cases to the CCID.
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South Korea Police Seek Arrest of YouTuber Who Used AI-Generated Voice to Destroy Actor Kim Soo-hyun's Career
South Korean police seek an arrest warrant for YouTuber Kim Se-ui, who allegedly used an AI-generated voice recording to falsely incriminate actor Kim.
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SpaceX Starship V3 Splashes Down in Indian Ocean on 12th Test Flight
Elon Musk's company launches its biggest rocket yet from Texas; the 124-metre Starship V3 lands in the Indian Ocean in a planned fiery explosion.
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Nalinda calls for strong AI regulation in healthcare at WHA79 Geneva session
Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa told the WHA79 session on AI in health that Sri Lanka would build a regulator under the PDPA with ethical safeguards.
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Sri Lanka launches FAO-backed digital seed certification and traceability system
Sri Lanka launched CROPIX, an FAO-backed digital seed certification system, to modernise the seed value chain and improve agriculture productivity.
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Google unveils smart glasses at I/O, returns to a market it failed in 13 years ago
Audio frames with Gemini AI, by Warby Parker and Gentle Monster with Samsung development, will challenge Meta's Ray-Ban lead of seven million units.
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Cabinet paper this month for National Data Exchange Centre — Eranga Weeraratne
Deputy Digital Economy Minister says inter-agency data sharing centre will rest on a formal legal framework with mandatory citizen consent for transfers.
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UNDP-WHO Unified Civil Registry digitalisation project on track for November 2027
UN Resident Coordinator confirms system mapping and baseline surveys complete on Sri Lanka's UNDP-WHO led CRVS digitalisation project, due late 2027.
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Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI after jury rules he filed too late
A US jury in Oakland unanimously ruled against Musk's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of straying from its nonprofit AI mission, deliberating less than two hours.
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Sri Lanka and Gates Foundation Hold Singapore Talks on AI Policy
At Asia Tech 2026, Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne and the Gates Foundation discuss AI for Public Good, draft AI policy review, IDAT 2 and a GovTech visit.
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Cabinet Approves Formation of Sri Lanka's First National Space Policy
Cabinet okays a National Space Policy under the Ministry of Science and Technology, with a multidisciplinary technical committee to draft the framework.
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PayPal officially launches in Sri Lanka after over a decade of discussions
Government and PayPal confirmed the Sri Lanka launch at a Galle Face Hotel event on Friday, with BOC, Commercial Bank and Sampath Bank as initial partners.
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130 local government bodies complete GovPay digital payment integration
Deputy Public Administration Minister Ruwan Senarath says all remaining local government institutions will be onboarded onto the GovPay platform by June.
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Sri Lankan researchers build sovereign Sinhala AI model, accepted by IEEE Access
A University of Moratuwa and Decryptogen team built a Sinhala LLM on two GPUs that scored 4.5/5 versus Llama 3.1's 1/5, with the paper accepted by IEEE Access.
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WSO2 Founder Sanjiva Weerawarana to Step Down as CEO in June
WSO2 said founder Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana will step down as CEO in June 2026; Chief Revenue Officer Devaka Randeniya becomes Acting CEO as a search begins.
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Google unveils Android and Gemini AI upgrades ahead of I/O 2026
Google unveiled Gemini Intelligence and Android AI upgrades at its Android Show ahead of I/O 2026, with most features rolling out as free software updates.
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Five Sri Lankan ICT firms join EDB-IPD push at Hannover Messe and Nordic Growth Summit
Sri Lanka Export Development Board's second European market exposure programme with Germany's IPD takes five tech firms to Hannover, Berlin and Stockholm.
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GeoAI disaster-resilience exhibition opens at Colombo University on May 14
The US Embassy will host a GeoAI exhibition at Colombo University on May 14, showcasing AI disaster-mapping tools developed since Cyclone Ditwah.
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Short Circuit Group acquires Payable, adding $200mn in transaction volume and 4,000 merchants
Sri Lankan fintech Payable has been acquired by Short Circuit Group, adding 4,000-plus merchants and 200 million dollars in transaction volume to the buyer.
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Sri Lanka eyes dedicated 6G research centre by Q3 2026 with foreign and private-sector partners
Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne says talks are in final stages to establish a dedicated 6G research centre by the third quarter of 2026.