10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Eranga Weeraratne

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 23 October 2025 ·Oral question: Urgent Question: Digital Infrastructure Outage (Standing Order 27(2))

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Eranga Weeraratne stated that the week-long period before restoration was necessary to ensure full protection and system integrity. He said the Government is procuring LGC 2.5 and a second cloud to strengthen backups and resilience, while CBSL, SLCERT and the Ministry are conducting public awareness programmes on financial cyber risks such as sharing PINs. He added that upgrades are being carried out to provide resilient digital public infrastructure.

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¶ 01 Hon. Member, the week was required to ensure full protection and integrity before restoration. We recognize the need for robust backups and resilience—that is why LGC 2.5 and a second cloud are being procured. Financial crimes often occur at the citizen level due to poor practices (e.g., sharing PINs); awareness programmes are being undertaken by CBSL, SLCERT and the Ministry. We are executing the necessary upgrades to deliver resilient digital public infrastructure.

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Hansard, Thursday, 23 October 2025 ·No. 22641 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Eranga Weeraratne. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 October 2025. No. 22641. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7903