Now, you can get updated on all breaking news while on the move with Hutch News Alerts Service at a very affordable fee of Rs 30 + tax per month. When you register, you will receive SMS updates from news items to sports, local and foreign affairs, security alerts, and other items that are of general interest.
In addition to news in English text, we also offer ‘Singlish’ news updates (English letters used to communicate Sinhala words) and ‘Thanglish’ (English letters used to communicate Tamil words), so that you can decide which option suits you best.
| Provider | Language | Activation | Deactivation | Sender Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold FM | English | GOLD REG | GOLD DA | 7878 |
| Hiru FM | Singlish | HIRU REG | HIRU DA | 7878 |
| Sooriyan FM | Thanglish | SRN REG | SRN DA | 7878 |
| Ada Derana | English | Derana REG | Derana DA | 7878 |
| Ada Derana | Singlish | Derana REG SE | Derana REG DA SE | 7878 |
| JNW | English | News REG | News DA | 7878 |
| JNW | Singlish | News Reg SE | News DA SE | 7878 |
| Mawbima | Singlish | MBN REG | MBN DA | 7878 |
| Ceylon Today | English | CTN REG | CTN DA | 7878 |
| News 1st | English | NFU REG | NFU DA | 7878 |
| News 1st | Singlish | NUS REG | NUS DA | 7878 |
| News 1st | Thanglish | NAT REG | NAT DA | 7878 |
To register SMS the activation code to 7878. FREE for New customers for the first 10 days.
Price : Rs 30 + tax per month. Validity : 30 Days. Exclusive of tax.
| Provider | Language | Activation | Deactivation | Sender Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold FM | English | GOLD | STOP GOLD | 2233 |
| Hiru FM | Singlish | HIRU | STOP HIRU | 2233 |
| Sooriyan FM | Thanglish | SOORIYAN | STOP SOORIYAN | 2233 |
| Ada Derana | English | AD | STOP AD | 2233 |
| Ada Derana | Singlish | ADS | STOP ADS | 2233 |
| JNW | English | News | STOP News | 2233 |
| Mawbima | Singlish | MBN | STOP MBN | 2233 |
| Ceylon Today | English | CTN | STOP CTN | 2233 |
| News 1st | Singlish | SNEWS1 | STOP SNEWS1 | 2233 |
| News 1st | English | ENEWS1 | STOP ENEWS1 | 2233 |
| News 1st | Thanglish | TNEWS1 | STOP TNEWS1 | 2233 |
| TNL News | English | TNLRN | STOP TNLRN | 2233 |
| Daily Mirror | English | DM | STOP DM | 2233 |
| Rythem FM News | Singlish | RFM | STOP RFM | 2233 |