"My father is a DIG."
"It doesn't matter who your father is. He isn't the one who pays our salary."
A traffic police officer's response to a driver who claimed his father was a Deputy Inspector General has gone viral on social media.
The exchange took place after the officer ordered the driver to move a vehicle that had been parked in a no-parking zone.
₨112 Billion!100% GOSL funded. Zero new loans. 🚫💰
The cabinet approval of the Central Expressway’s next phase Rambukkana -Galagedera is the ultimate proof of our economic recovery. What was once a distant dream is now a funded reality thanks to the Ministry of Finance’s strategic leadership over the last 18 months.
Ministry of Digital Economy, CBSL, worked with PayPal to resolve long-standing regulatory issues on forex controls and cross-border transactions. CBSL updated its guidelines to facilitate & monitor inbound remittances without which 🇱🇰 won't get @PayPal. @Chathurangaab 🙏
@NewsWireLK Seems like some people are working overtime to protect their loopholes and bury the truth before more questions start coming out 👀
Jaya wewa to the mafia style politics 🤡
Whistleblower Rajiv who exposed the Airbus deal was later found dead at Independence Square in what was ruled a “suicide.” Now Kapila Chandrasena has met the same fate in the very same case. This is not fancy English talks on Twitter, this is the අපරාද රාජ්යක් we warned about!
📣 A proud milestone for us at @HelaPayLK — crossing LKR #5Billion in digital transactions 🇱🇰💪
Five years ago, we set out to build a 100% Sri Lankan digital payment platform with a simple #vision: to make everyday payments easier for our people while keeping value within the country by reducing reliance on foreign payment networks.
Starting with reloads, bill payments, and online transactions, HelaPay has continuously #evolved — now enabling QR payments, P2P transfers, and even government payments such as police fines, all in a seamless digital experience.
Today, the total value of transactions made through HelaPay has surpassed LKR 5 Billion.
More than the number, this milestone reflects something far more meaningful — the #trust Sri Lankans have placed in a locally built digital payment ecosystem.
My sincere gratitude to every user who chose HelaPay, our dedicated team working tirelessly behind the scenes, our banking partners, and LankaPay for enabling the national payments infrastructure.
This journey reaffirms a belief we’ve always held — when we build for our own people, with the right intent and quality, we can create #solutions that truly scale.
We’re just getting started. 🇱🇰🚀
#HelaPay #DigitalPayments #SriLanka #FinTech #Innovation #BuiltInSriLanka
“If it was an issue of lack of knowledge in using them, fittings from five female washrooms would not have been removed. This is an organised crime intended to cause inconvenience to the public,” Deputy Minister Prasanna Gunasena said, adding that those who damaged the washrooms at Pettah Central Bus Stand will be arrested and charged for causing damage to public property.
“Those who distributed a plantain each are now trying to teach us about disaster relief,” MP Najith Indika accuses opposition MP Sujeewa Senasinghe of misrepresenting facts and figures on corruption.