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SriLankan Airlines Scam Alert – Warning About Fake Phone and WhatsApp Calls

SriLankan Airlines scam alert about fraudulent phone calls and WhatsApp calls


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SriLankan Airlines Scam Alert

Public warning about fraudsters impersonating SriLankan Airlines through phone calls and WhatsApp calls.

⚠️ Important Public Warning – Protect Your Personal and Financial Information

Fraudulent Calls Reported

SriLankan Airlines has issued an important warning to the public regarding fraudsters who are pretending to represent the airline through regular phone calls and WhatsApp calls.

Do not respond to suspicious callers and never disclose personal, banking or financial information.

Customers are advised to carefully verify any call, message, promotion or offer claiming to be from SriLankan Airlines before taking any action.

SriLankan Airlines Does Not Do the Following

× SriLankan Airlines does not make WhatsApp calls to customers.
× The airline does not offer remote assistance or request customers to share their mobile phone or computer screen.
× Customers will not be asked to install unfamiliar mobile applications for ticketing support.
× SriLankan Airlines never requests OTPs, banking PINs, credit-card details or other confidential financial information.

Use Only Official and Verified Channels

The official SriLankan Airlines website and official mobile application are secured platforms for purchasing airline tickets.
Official promotions, offers and announcements are published only through SriLankan Airlines’ verified social-media accounts.

What Should You Do?

1

Do not answer questions or follow instructions given by a suspicious caller.

2

Do not click unknown links or install applications sent through WhatsApp, SMS or email.

3

Never reveal an OTP, PIN, password, credit-card number or bank-account information.

4

Verify airline information using the official website, official mobile application or verified social-media pages.

Official SriLankan Airlines Website

Visit www.srilankan.com

Make sure the website address is correct before entering passenger, payment or booking information.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

ශ්‍රීලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය ලෙස පෙනී සිටිමින් දුරකථන ඇමතුම් සහ WhatsApp ඇමතුම් මඟින් ජනතාව රැවටීමට උත්සාහ කරන වංචාකරුවන් පිළිබඳව ශ්‍රීලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය අනතුරු අඟවා ඇත.

× ශ්‍රීලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය පාරිභෝගිකයන්ට WhatsApp ඇමතුම් ලබා නොදෙයි.
× Screen sharing හෝ දුරස්ථ සහාය ලබාදීමට අවසර ඉල්ලා නොසිටියි.
× ප්‍රවේශපත්‍ර සහාය සඳහා නොදන්නා ජංගම යෙදුම් ස්ථාපනය කරන ලෙස ඉල්ලා නොසිටියි.
× OTP, බැංකු PIN අංක, ක්‍රෙඩිට් කාඩ්පත් තොරතුරු හෝ වෙනත් මූල්‍ය තොරතුරු ලබාදෙන ලෙස කිසිවිටෙක ඉල්ලා නොසිටියි.

සැක සහිත ඇමතුමක් හෝ පණිවිඩයක් ලැබුණහොත් ප්‍රතිචාර නොදක්වන්න. ඔබගේ පුද්ගලික හෝ මූල්‍ය තොරතුරු කිසිවෙකුට ලබා නොදෙන්න.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

தொலைபேசி மற்றும் WhatsApp அழைப்புகள் மூலம் ஸ்ரீலங்கன் எயார்லைன்ஸ் நிறுவனத்தைப் போன்று நடித்து பொதுமக்களை ஏமாற்ற முயற்சிக்கும் மோசடியாளர்கள் தொடர்பாக நிறுவனம் எச்சரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளது.

× ஸ்ரீலங்கன் எயார்லைன்ஸ் வாடிக்கையாளர்களுக்கு WhatsApp அழைப்புகளை மேற்கொள்வதில்லை.
× தொலைநிலை உதவி வழங்குவதாகக் கூறி Screen Sharing செய்யுமாறு கோருவதில்லை.
× பயணச்சீட்டு உதவிக்காக அறிமுகமற்ற மொபைல் செயலிகளை நிறுவுமாறு கேட்பதில்லை.
× OTP, வங்கி PIN, கடன் அட்டை விபரங்கள் அல்லது நிதி தொடர்பான இரகசிய தகவல்களை ஒருபோதும் கோருவதில்லை.

சந்தேகத்திற்கிடமான அழைப்பு அல்லது செய்தி கிடைத்தால் பதிலளிக்க வேண்டாம். தனிப்பட்ட அல்லது நிதித் தகவல்களை எவருடனும் பகிர வேண்டாம்.

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SriLankan Airlines Scam Alert

Important public warning about fraudsters impersonating SriLankan Airlines through phone calls and WhatsApp calls.

⚠️ Important Warning: Protect Your Personal and Financial Information

Fraudulent Phone and WhatsApp Calls

SriLankan Airlines has warned the public about fraudsters pretending to represent the airline through regular phone calls and WhatsApp calls.

Do not respond to suspicious callers and never disclose personal, banking or financial information.

Customers should carefully verify every call, message, promotion or offer claiming to be from SriLankan Airlines before taking any action.

SriLankan Airlines Does Not Do the Following

× SriLankan Airlines does not make WhatsApp calls to customers.
× The airline does not offer remote assistance or request customers to share their mobile phone or computer screen.
× Customers will not be asked to install unfamiliar mobile applications for ticketing support.
× SriLankan Airlines never requests OTPs, banking PINs, credit-card details or other confidential financial information.

Use Only Official and Verified Channels

The official SriLankan Airlines website and official mobile application are secured platforms for purchasing airline tickets.
Official promotions, offers and announcements are published only through SriLankan Airlines’ verified social-media accounts.

What Should You Do?

1

Do not answer questions or follow instructions given by a suspicious caller.

2

Do not click unknown links or install applications sent through WhatsApp, SMS or email.

3

Never reveal an OTP, PIN, password, credit-card number or bank-account information.

4

Verify information through the official website, official mobile application or verified social-media accounts.

Official SriLankan Airlines Website

Visit www.srilankan.com

Check the website address carefully before entering passenger, booking, payment or banking information.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

ශ්‍රීලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය ලෙස පෙනී සිටිමින් දුරකථන ඇමතුම් සහ WhatsApp ඇමතුම් මඟින් ජනතාව රැවටීමට උත්සාහ කරන වංචාකරුවන් පිළිබඳව ශ්‍රීලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය අනතුරු අඟවා ඇත.

× ශ්‍රීලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය පාරිභෝගිකයන්ට WhatsApp ඇමතුම් ලබා නොදෙයි.
× Screen Sharing හෝ දුරස්ථ සහාය ලබාදීමට අවසර ඉල්ලා නොසිටියි.
× ප්‍රවේශපත්‍ර සහාය සඳහා නොදන්නා ජංගම යෙදුම් ස්ථාපනය කරන ලෙස ඉල්ලා නොසිටියි.
× OTP, බැංකු PIN අංක, ක්‍රෙඩිට් කාඩ්පත් තොරතුරු හෝ වෙනත් මූල්‍ය තොරතුරු ලබාදෙන ලෙස කිසිවිටෙක ඉල්ලා නොසිටියි.

සැක සහිත ඇමතුමක් හෝ පණිවිඩයක් ලැබුණහොත් ප්‍රතිචාර නොදක්වන්න. ඔබගේ පුද්ගලික හෝ මූල්‍ය තොරතුරු කිසිවෙකුට ලබා නොදෙන්න.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

தொலைபேசி மற்றும் WhatsApp அழைப்புகள் மூலம் ஸ்ரீலங்கன் எயார்லைன்ஸ் நிறுவனத்தைப் போன்று நடித்து பொதுமக்களை ஏமாற்ற முயற்சிக்கும் மோசடியாளர்கள் தொடர்பாக நிறுவனம் எச்சரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளது.

× ஸ்ரீலங்கன் எயார்லைன்ஸ் வாடிக்கையாளர்களுக்கு WhatsApp அழைப்புகளை மேற்கொள்வதில்லை.
× தொலைநிலை உதவி வழங்குவதாகக் கூறி Screen Sharing செய்யுமாறு கோருவதில்லை.
× பயணச்சீட்டு உதவிக்காக அறிமுகமற்ற மொபைல் செயலிகளை நிறுவுமாறு கேட்பதில்லை.
× OTP, வங்கி PIN, கடன் அட்டை விபரங்கள் அல்லது நிதி தொடர்பான இரகசிய தகவல்களை ஒருபோதும் கோருவதில்லை.

சந்தேகத்திற்கிடமான அழைப்பு அல்லது செய்தி கிடைத்தால் பதிலளிக்க வேண்டாம். தனிப்பட்ட அல்லது நிதித் தகவல்களை எவருடனும் பகிர வேண்டாம்.

Official Scam Alert Notice – English
SriLankan Airlines scam alert about fraudulent phone and WhatsApp calls in English
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නිල වංචා අනතුරු ඇඟවීමේ නිවේදනය – සිංහල
ශ්‍රීලංකන් ගුවන් සේවයේ දුරකථන සහ WhatsApp වංචා අනතුරු ඇඟවීමේ සිංහල නිවේදනය
සම්පූර්ණ ප්‍රමාණයෙන් බැලීමට පින්තූරය මත ක්ලික් කරන්න
உத்தியோகபூர்வ மோசடி எச்சரிக்கை – தமிழ்
ஸ்ரீலங்கன் எயார்லைன்ஸ் தொலைபேசி மற்றும் WhatsApp மோசடி எச்சரிக்கை தமிழ் அறிவிப்பு
முழு அளவில் பார்ப்பதற்கு படத்தைத் தட்டவும்
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13/05/2026

May 13, 2026

Sri Lanka Electricity Tariff Revision May 2026 | New Electricity Charges

Sri Lanka Electricity Tariff Revision May 2026 New Electricity Charges


⚡ Electricity Tariff Revision – May 2026

New Electricity Charges Effective From 11 May 2026

📌 Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved the new electricity tariff revision effective from 11.05.2026.

🏠 Domestic Users are clearly divided into:
✔️ 0 – 60 kWh Category
✔️ Above 60 – 180 kWh Category
✔️ Above 180 kWh Category
🏠 Domestic Category – 0 to 60 kWh
Block Energy Charge Fixed Charge
0 – 30 kWh Rs. 5.00 Rs. 80.00
31 – 60 kWh Rs. 9.00 Rs. 210.00
⚡ Domestic Category – Above 60 to 180 kWh
Block Energy Charge Fixed Charge
0 – 60 kWh Rs. 14.00 N/A
61 – 90 kWh Rs. 20.00 Rs. 400.00
91 – 120 kWh Rs. 28.00 Rs. 1,000.00
121 – 180 kWh Rs. 44.00 Rs. 1,500.00
🔥 Domestic Category – Above 180 kWh
Block Energy Charge Fixed Charge
0 – 180 kWh Rs. 32.50 N/A
Above 180 kWh Rs. 100.00 Rs. 2,500.00
⏰ Time of Use Electricity Tariff (Optional)
Time Period Charge
Day Time (05:30 – 18:30) Rs. 47.00
Peak Time (18:30 – 22:30) Rs. 106.00
Off Peak Time (22:30 – 05:30) Rs. 33.00
Monthly Fixed Charge Rs. 2,500.00
📌 Important Notice
✔️ Applicable for 30-day billing cycle.

✔️ New tariff revision effective from 11 May 2026.

✔️ Charges vary according to monthly electricity consumption category.

✔️ Optional Time of Use tariff available for domestic users.

📄 Electricity Tariff Revision – May 2026

11/05/2026

May 11, 2026

Website Restored After Cyber Attack

 

Ministry of Public Administration Sri Lanka website restored after alleged Anonymous cyber attack

Website Back to Normal After Alleged Anonymous Cyber Attack
🇱🇰 අනුමාන Anonymous සයිබර් ප්‍රහාරයෙන් පසු වෙබ් අඩවිය යථා තත්ත්වයට

🇹🇦 Anonymous சைபர் தாக்குதலுக்கு பின் இணையதளம் மீண்டும் வழமையான நிலைக்கு
⚠️ Ministry of Public Administration Website Services Restored Successfully

The previously affected government website has now been restored and is functioning normally after the reported cyber attack incident.

Last week, the Ministry of Public Administration website was reportedly targeted in a cyber attack claimed to be linked to the Anonymous group.

Authorities have taken necessary actions to recover the system, and online services are now accessible again for the public.

Users can now access the official website normally for government-related information and services.

🌐 Government Online Services Are Accessible Again

13/04/2026

April 13, 2026

Festival Sports Guidelines PDF Download (Sinhala | Tamil | English) – Ministry of Health Sri Lanka

Festival Sports Guidelines 2025 Sri Lanka Sinhala Tamil English PDF Download Ministry of Health


Festival Sports Guidelines 2025 have been officially released by the Ministry of Health – Directorate of Non Communicable Diseases to ensure the safety of participants and spectators during festival season sports events in Sri Lanka. These guidelines provide important instructions to prevent injuries, manage crowd risks, and handle emergency medical situations during both traditional and modern sporting activities. Download the Sinhala, Tamil, and English PDFs below and check the key safety guidelines.

Festival Sports Guidelines 2025
උත්සව සමයේ ක්‍රීඩා සඳහා සෞඛ්‍ය හා ආරක්ෂණ මාර්ගෝපදේශ
திருவிழா கால விளையாட்டு பாதுகாப்பு வழிகாட்டல்
Summary: These guidelines issued by the Directorate of Non Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health explain how to prevent injuries and acute medical conditions during sports events organized in festival season in Sri Lanka. The guidance covers risks such as accidents, crowd issues, environmental hazards and emergency health conditions, while encouraging safer organization of both traditional and modern sporting events.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

උත්සව සමයේ පැවැත්වෙන ක්‍රීඩා ඉසව්වලදී සිදුවිය හැකි අනතුරු, හදිසි රෝගී තත්ත්වයන්, පරිසර හා ජන සමූහ පාලන අවදානම් අවම කර ගැනීම සඳහා මෙම මාර්ගෝපදේශය සකස් කර ඇත. සහභාගිවන්නන්ගේ හා ප්‍රේක්ෂකයන්ගේ ආරක්ෂාව සහ සෞඛ්‍යය ප්‍රමුඛ කරගෙන, සාම්ප්‍රදායික සහ නවීන ක්‍රීඩා ඉසව් වඩාත් සුරක්ෂිතව සංවිධානය කිරීමට උපදෙස් ලබාදෙයි.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

இலங்கையில் திருவிழா காலங்களில் நடத்தப்படும் விளையாட்டு நிகழ்வுகளின் போது ஏற்படக்கூடிய காயங்கள், திடீர் உடல்நலக் கோளாறுகள், சுற்றுச்சூழல் ஆபத்துகள் மற்றும் கூட்டநெரிசல் பிரச்சினைகளை குறைப்பதற்கான வழிகாட்டுதல்களே இவை. பங்கேற்பாளர்கள் மற்றும் பார்வையாளர்களின் பாதுகாப்பை முன்னிலைப்படுத்தி, பாரம்பரிய மற்றும் நவீன விளையாட்டு நிகழ்வுகளை பாதுகாப்பாக நடத்த உதவுகிறது.

English Summary

This guideline helps prevent injuries and acute medical conditions related to festival season sports events in Sri Lanka. It highlights the need to manage crowd risks, environmental hazards and emergency health conditions while protecting participants and spectators. It applies to both traditional games and modern sports events, helping organizers conduct safer and more successful celebrations.

21/03/2026

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