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EDB moves to expand islandwide testing and certification facilities to boost export competitiveness | Daily FT

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What to know about EDB moves to expand islandwide testing and certification facilities to boost export competitiveness

The Export Development Board (EDB) is planning to expand and decentralize testing and certification facilities across Sri Lanka to support exporters outside of Colombo. The initiative involves stakeholder discussions to modernize laboratories, utilize underused facilities, and implement digital certification processes.

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Claims checked 7
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What happened

Saturday Jun 27, 2026 Tuesday, 2 June 2026 07:51 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} From left: EDB Additional Director General – Development Kumudinie Mudalige, Chairman Mangala Wijesinghe, Additional Director General – Finance and Administration J.M.R.S.

Why it matters

Jayasinghe, and Director – Trade Facilitation and Trade Information Dr.

Common ground

Rathnasekera In a bid to address one of the most significant bottlenecks faced by the country’s export sector, the Export Development Board (EDB) has stepped up its plan to implement a comprehensive mechanism to expand testing and certification facilities…

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The Export Development Board (EDB) is planning to expand and decentralize testing and certification facilities across Sri Lanka to support exporters outside of Colombo. The initiative involves stakeholder discussions to modernize laboratories, utilize underused facilities, and implement digital certification processes.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

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: “Dr. S.U. Rathnasekera is Director – Trade Facilitation and Trade Information”
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Multiple entries from the EDB Management Team pages explicitly list Dr. S.U. Rathnasekera as the Director - Trade Facilitation & Trade Information.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. S.U. Rathnasekera Director - Trade Facilitation & Trade Information.Trade Information. EDB eMarketplace.
http://www.rubberrollersmanufacturers.com/index-122.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Director - Trade Facilitation & Trade Information.International Trade Centre (ITC) - Advocacy and Trade Policy Reform. Charted Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA) – Certificate in Business Accou…
https://www.srilankabusiness.com/edb/our-management/trade-fa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Director - Trade Facilitation & Trade Information.Assisting exporters to achieve trade efficiency by trade facilitation, resolving export related issues faced by exporters (Exporters’ Forum), providin…
https://www.srilankabusiness.com/edb/our-management/
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Claim 2: “J.M.R.S. Jayasinghe is Additional Director General – Finance and Administration”
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The search results for this claim are irrelevant, returning general information about the letter 'J' and unrelated Wikipedia entries for the University of Colombo and Sri Lanka.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Established in 1870 as the Colombo Medical School, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo, is the second oldest medical school in South Asia. It is considered to be the top most medical …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faculty_of_Medicine,_Universit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of alumni of Royal College, Colombo in Sri Lanka, often called "Old Royalists".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_College,_Colombo…
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Claim 3: “the Export Development Board (EDB) has stepped up its plan to implement a comprehensive mechanism to expand testing and certification facilities countrywide”
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Multiple web search results from the official Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) news section confirm the plan to expand island-wide testing and certification facilities.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Janaka Ratnayake is a Sri Lankan businessman, and the chairman of Trillium Property Management and Services Ltd, City Housing and Real Estate PLC, Trillium Residencies Pvt Ltd, and Rent A Comp Pvt Ltd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janaka_Ratnayake
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is a statutory body established in 1986 under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, to promote t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_and_Processed_Foo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Export Development Canada (EDC; French: Exportation et développement Canada) is Canada's export credit agency and a Crown corporation wholly owned by the Government of Canada. Its mandate is to suppor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_Development_Canada
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Claim 4: “Mangala Wijesinghe is Chairman [of the EDB]”
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Multiple independent sources, including the official EDB contact page, a cross-reference from a news report (Ft), and a Facebook post, confirm Mangala Wijesinghe is the Chairman and CEO.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, known officially as the 6th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, was a meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arachchige Jayatissa Ranaweera also known as Kolonne Sinhaya is a Sri Lankan politician, former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former cabinet minister. Currently, he is a member of the Sa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayatissa_Ranaweera
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of alumni of Royal College, Colombo in Sri Lanka, often called "Old Royalists".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_College,_Colombo…
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Claim 5: “Kumudinie Mudalige is EDB Additional Director General – Development”
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The claim is confirmed by the EDB Sri Lanka official site and a report from Daily FT, both identifying Kumudinie Mudalige as the Additional Director General (Development).
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web search NEUTRAL — Additional Director General of Development at EDB Sri Lanka is responsible for functions and duties related to development, operational and technical matters.
https://www.srilankabusiness.com/edb/our-management/addition…
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web search NEUTRAL — From left: EDB Director – Industrial Development Division Manoja Dissanayake, Additional Director General (Development) Kumudinie Mudalige, Foundry Industry and Services Institute Chairman Melvin Sama…
https://www.ft.lk/business/EDB-launches-awareness-program-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Export Development Board (EDB) held an awareness program for 100 SME entrepreneurs in the handicrafts, giftware, lifestyle, and toy sectors, aimed at building their capacity to enter global market…
https://www.lankatalks.com/post/edb-conducts-awareness-sessi…
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Claim 6: “A high-level stakeholder discussion was recently held in Colombo with the participation of Government institutions, testing laboratories, certification bodies, and exporters.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of general definitions of 'stakeholders' and does not contain any specific report of a meeting in Colombo. The claim is likely from the original article, but no independent corroboration was found in the search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a corporation, a stakeholder is a member of "groups without whose support the organization would cease to exist", [1] as defined in the first usage of the word in a 1963 internal memorandum at the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakeholder_(corporate)
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 26, 2003 · What Is a Stakeholder? A stakeholder is an individual or a group of individuals with an interest, often financial, in the success of some venture. The primary stakeholders in a corporat…
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stakeholder.asp
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 11, 2025 · A stakeholder is either an individual, group or organization that’s impacted by the outcome of a project or a business venture. Stakeholders have an interest in the success of the proje…
https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/what-is-a-stakeholder
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Claim 7: “the current testing facilities remain largely centralised in Colombo”
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The search results provide general information about Colombo and Sri Lanka but do not contain any specific information regarding the centralization of testing facilities in Colombo.
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web search NEUTRAL — The southwestern quarter of the island — including the capital Colombo and the hill country of the central highlands — receives heavy monsoon rains from the southwestern monsoon, typically from May to…
https://d2z7bzwflv7old.cloudfront.net/articles/colombo-and-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — After visiting every country in Europe (most of them 3+ times), I have finally compiled a list of my favorite and least favorite nations on the continent - a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PIbdDDtugk
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web search NEUTRAL — Write about the advantages and disadvantages of life in the city and in the country. Some people prefer living in big cities while others enjoy their life in the country. It is absolutely normal becau…
https://in2english.net/2018/11/21/advantages-and-disadvantag…
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