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ReadMe is your guide to the Sri Lankan Startup & Tech industry. We give you unparalleled insights, accurate, local tech news, thoughtful features and sometimes scathing opinions on where things are headed.

18/10/2025

Sri Lanka may be running full steam ahead with its digitalization plans. But the recent Lanka Cloud outage only reiterates the fragility of GoSL's digital infrastructure and how the cost is often at the expense of the public.

The recent Lanka Government Cloud outage exposes the increasingly fragile nature of Sri Lanka's digital infrastructure.

30/09/2025

The discovery of the Chemmani mass grave dominated Sri Lanka's digital space in recent times. But what does this viral attention say about technology’s role in documenting and pursuing accountability for the island's past atrocities?

The findings and conversation around the Chemmani mass grave highlight the role of tech in demanding accountability for Sri Lanka's past.

29/09/2025

From a startup in 2011 to a full-blown corporate entity with a clientele spanning across the globe, Arimac has come a long way since its inception.

Sri Lanka’s Arimac Digital is officially celebrating 14 years of business. Founded in 2011 as a four-person startup, the company has since grown into a renowned technology partner, co-creating and delivering more than 850 digital solutions across 11 countries and touching over 330 million digital ...

16/08/2025

The government recently announced that it plans to roll out 5G by the end of the year. Whether that will become actuality remains to be seen.

The Government of Sri Lanka is looking to commercially launch 5G by the end of 2025. Does this mean 5G will finally become a reality?

13/08/2025

Another day, another Sri Lankan government site compromised. This time it's the Ministry of Health - Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health data breach leaves almost 400,000 records compromised, in another security-related incident.

24/07/2025

Sri Lanka's Calcey and Surge Global are merging to launch a new company, Short Circuit.

Sri Lankan tech firms Surge Global and Calcey Technologies forms new company Short circuit in a $40 million deal.

01/07/2025

Helakuru is officially getting into the ride-hailing business

Helakuru announces its latest venture, HelaGo. It's an added service and the company's version of ride-hailing in Sri Lanka.

01/05/2025

Responding to the recent data breach reports circulating on social media, Wishque clarifies that the leaked data is merely a test database the company used for development purposes. However, the company also acknowledged that this data dump includes "limited real customer data."

Sri Lankan eCommerce platform Wishque reportedly suffered a data breach early April. Now, the company is denying the claims online.

24/04/2025

Following the recent move to pay traffic fines online with GovPay, there have been talks about the impact on Sri Lanka Post and digitalization. So it's worth asking, where does this leave the Postal Department amid today's digitalization efforts?

How is Sri Lanka Post coping amid digitalization efforts like GovPay? What does the road ahead look like for the institution?

18/04/2025

Uber has officially expanded its Women Rider Preference feature to Sri Lanka, allowing women drivers to accept ride requests only from women.

Uber Sri Lanka has expanded its Women Rider Preference feature to Sri Lanka, allowing women drivers to request only women passengers.

16/04/2025

A few days ago, GovPay officially expanded its platform for online traffic fine payments. Now, the United Postal Trade Unions Front is raising concerns over potential revenue loss for the department.

As GovPay opens up online payments for traffic fines, Sri Lanka Post is already raising concerns over revenue loss.

07/04/2025

Likely the biggest data breach in Sri Lanka, with almost 2TB of data exposed. However, audit reports from 2024 already warned Cargills Bank about its abysmal cybersecurity infrastructure and potential risk of security breaches.

Following the biggest data breach in Sri Lanka to date, leaked documents show the bank was already warned of a Cargills data breach last year.

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