Cabinet clears lottery printing contracts worth Rs. 480 m | Daily FT

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What to know about Cabinet clears lottery printing contracts worth Rs. 480 m

Thursday Sep 17, 2026 Thursday, 20 August 2026 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the award of contracts for printing, supplying and delivering seven computer-generated lottery products of the National Lotteries Board…

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Why it matters

The contracts, covering a one-year period, will be awarded to the substantially responsive lowest bidders based on recommendations of the High-Level Procurement Committee and the Procurement Appeal Board.

Common ground

Addressing the weekly post-Cabinet meeting media briefing yesterday, Cabinet Spokesperson and Minister Dr.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: ““Five bids were received for the procurement,” he said.”

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One web search result mentions that 'Five bids were received for the contracts', but no other independent sources corroborate this specific number.

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web search NEUTRAL — DLB NLB Lottery Results Live.september Hi, My Loving Friends, Contents Created by Hasindu Thennakoon (DLB NLB Lottery Results Live YouTube channel Owner) You can watch the following lottery draw resul…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twDRP-5C54M

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web search NEUTRAL — NLB Lottery result 2020.
https://www.nlb.lk/

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web search NEUTRAL — Kenya’s National Lottery Board appoints an RSM-led consortium to advise on procuring the country’s first National Lottery operator.With the Transaction Advisor appointed, the NLB will now structure th…
https://sigma.world/news/kenya-national-lottery-board-appoin…

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Claim 2: “The contracts, covering a one-year period, will be awarded to the substantially responsive lowest bidders based on recommendations of the High-Level Procurement Committee and the Procurement Appeal Board.”

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One web search result confirms that Cabinet approval was granted to award contracts to the lowest bidders based on recommendations of the High Level Procurement Committee and the Procurement Appeal Board. However, it does not explicitly mention the 'one-year period'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The economy of Singapore is a highly developed mixed market economy with dirigiste characteristics. Singapore's economy has been consistently ranked as the most open, competitive and pro-business in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Singapore

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is a rapid transit system in Singapore and the island country's principal mode of railway transportation. After two decades of planning, the system commenced operations in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Rapid_Transit_(Singapore)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The countr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore

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Claim 3: “The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the award of contracts for printing, supplying and delivering seven computer-generated lottery products of the National Lotteries Board (NLB), with the combined value of the selected bids exceeding Rs. 480 million excluding VAT.”

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The provided evidence for claim 0 consists of irrelevant results about Led Zeppelin and various politicians from other countries. No evidence was found to confirm the specific contract value or the number of lottery products.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dubravka Đedović Handanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дубравка Ђедовић Хандановић; formerly Dubravka Nègre; born 6 November 1978) is a Serbian banker and politician serving as minister of mining and energy s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubravka_Đedović

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jakov Milatović (Cyrillic: Јаков Милатовић, pronounced [jakoʋ mǐlatoʋitɕ]; born 7 December 1986) is a Montenegrin politician and economist who is the incumbent president of Montenegro, serving since M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakov_Milatović

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People's Action Party (PAP) is a major conservative political party in Singapore and is the contemporary governing political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the oppos…
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Claim 4: “Cabinet Spokesperson and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said under the procurement, State Printing Corporation submitted bids of Rs. 103.42 million for Govisetha, Rs. 91.30 million for NLB Handahana, Rs. 88.22 million for Mega Power and Rs. 73.16 million for Dhana Nidhanya.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of online calculators and information about the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, which is unrelated to the Sri Lankan State Printing Corporation bids mentioned in the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asynchronous serial communication is a form of serial communication in which the communicating endpoints' interfaces are not continuously synchronized by a common clock signal. Synchronization (clock …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistan Security Printing Corporation is a Pakistani securities printing company based in Karachi. It is a subsidiary of the State Bank of Pakistan. It prints security notes and prize bonds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Security_Printing_Cor…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pakistani rupee (Urdu: روپیہ; ISO code: PKR; symbol: 𞱱; abbreviation: Re (singular) and Rs (plural)) is the official currency of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It was formerly divided into one …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_rupee

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Claim 5: “Ceylon Business Appliances Ltd., bid Rs. 83.36 million for Ada Sampatha, Rs. 67.80 million for NLB Jaya and Rs. 72.86 million for Subha Dawasak.”

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Two independent web sources confirm that Ceylon Business Appliances Ltd was awarded contracts for Ada Sampatha, NLB Jaya, and Subha Davasak. One source specifically mentions the bid of 83.36 million for Ada Sampatha and 67.80 million for NLB Jaya.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ichalkaranji ([it͡səlkəɾəɳd͡ʒiː]) is a city located in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra, India, known for its prominent textile and engineering industries. Often referred to as the “Manchester of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichalkaranji

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maliban Biscuit Manufactories, is one of the largest manufacturers, distributors and marketers of bakery products in Sri Lanka. Maliban is a privately owned limited liability company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maliban

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC is a Sri Lankan holding company engaged in retailing and wholesale marketing home appliances and furniture. The company is also taking part in financial services and manufacturi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_(Sri_Lanka)

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Claim 6: “The proposal to this effect was submitted by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as the Finance, Planning and Economic Development Minister.”

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One web search result explicitly states the proposal was submitted by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Other sources confirm he is the President of Sri Lanka.

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web search NEUTRAL — Anura Kumara Dissanayake, commonly referred to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as the president of Sri Lanka since 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anura_Kumara_Dissanayake

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web search NEUTRAL — THE HEADLINES: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds meeting with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo; Both leaders reaffirm to work for security, peace and prosperity of region.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SPc2vXRujs

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web search NEUTRAL — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara DissanayakeMandar Pardikar. Dilrukshi Handunnetti.Prior to the September 21 presidential hustings, opinion polls recognised Dissanayake as the country’s most trusted …
https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2024/Sep/…

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Claim 7: “The tenders were called under the National Competitive Bidding procedure on a lottery-brand basis for the printing, supply and delivery of the computer-generated lottery tickets.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of irrelevant results about animated sunflowers and the economy of Singapore.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Singapore Marathon, or BYD Singapore International Marathon for sponsorship reasons is an annual international marathon race which is held on the first Sunday of December in the city of Singapore.…
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