Breaking news through SMS.

There are many media houses offering the breaking news service for mobile phone users in Sri Lanka. Whenever an important news is emerged, then these media houses send that news as a SMS text message to the mobile phones of those registered customers with them. The service is mostly available for those who are registered with the Dialog mobile phone service provider.

Sri Lanka's leading Daily news paper Daily mirror offer this service for the Dialog customers.

To activate this service use your message facility and in send SMS, Type: ACT (Space) DN and send it to 678.

Mobile News from JNW

JNW provides timely, well-sourced news headlines via text messages to reach you on your mobile phone.

Concisely written text news reaches you faster than other media, and as JNW news is delivered to your mobile phone,.

you wont miss key news headlines and events when they happen.

  • To register for Dialog Type: ACT JNW and sms it to 678.

  • Mobitel service mobile phones: Type REG and sms it to 2233

  • Tigo service mobile phones: Type REG NEWS and sms it to 2233.

  • Hutch service mobile phones: Type NEWS RG and sms it to 7878.

  • Suntel CDMA phone users can Text "News Act" to 1411.

  • Lanka Bell CDMA phone users can Text “Reg News” to 5755755.

ANCL publishers of Daily News and Sunday Observer in Sri Lanka too offer this Breaking news service. To activate this Dialog customers can register for this service via SMS by simply typing ACT DNEWS and sending the message to the 678 short code.

Normally this service will cost around Sri Lanka Rs.30.00 per month.

Here are some Leading Sri Lankan News papers. You can find all the leading news here.

Virakesari

Sunday Observer

Thinakkural

Sunday Times

Island

Sudaroli

Uthayan

The Sunday Leader

Dailynews

Dailymirror

Divaina

Silumina

Lakbbima

Lankadeepa

Ravaya