About Advice.lk

Advice.lk is an independent Sri Lankan information platform publishing practical guides, comparisons and reference resources for people living in, working in and visiting Sri Lanka. The site covers finance, education, travel, legal processes, technology, health, everyday reference and current events.

What we publish

Advice.lk publishes three kinds of content:

• Guides. Step-by-step walkthroughs of specific Sri Lankan processes — registering a business, applying for a tourist driving permit, opening a non-resident bank account, replacing a lost driving licence.
• Comparisons. Evidence-based "Best X in Sri Lanka" comparisons of banks, schools, hotels, health insurance, hosting providers and more. Every comparison rolls up into our Best in Sri Lanka hub and follows the same editorial methodology.
• Reference & answers. Direct answers to specific Sri Lankan questions — postal codes, visa rules, exam requirements, dual citizenship timelines, water tariffs.

How we research

Our editorial standards are documented in full on our editorial policy page. In short:

• Primary sources first. Rates, fees and specifications come from the provider's own published data — bank tariff, school prospectus, TRCSL approval, vendor spec sheet — not aggregator sites. YMYL claims add government and regulator citations (CBSL, UGC, Department of Examinations, Immigration Department, DMC).
• No predetermined winners. "Best" always resolves to "best for a specific reader with specific criteria." Comparisons name what each option is best for and where it falls short.
• Freshness dates on every article. Every article shows when its facts were last verified. Volatile facts — interest rates, exam dates, visa rules — are re-checked before being carried forward.
• Corrections are welcomed. If something is wrong, tell us. Our corrections policy explains how we handle it.

What Advice.lk is not

Nothing on Advice.lk is regulated financial, legal or medical advice. Our comparisons and guides are a research starting point — verify with the provider, the regulator or a licensed professional before you commit to a decision that carries real consequence.

Advice.lk is also editorially independent from the founder's other businesses. SEO consulting work at Maxinium.com and AI product work at Brainstorm Force are separate from what gets published here; commercial relationships that do touch Advice.lk content are disclosed on the article itself.

Who runs Advice.lk

Advice.lk was founded by Alston Antony, a digital publisher based in Colombo. Alston is responsible for editorial direction and the site's research methodology. Individual articles list their contributor and, where a specialist review was involved, the reviewer.

More about Alston at alstonantony.com.

Contact and corrections

For general enquiries, use the contact form. For corrections or factual disputes on a specific article, see our corrections policy — the fastest route is the contact form with the article URL and what needs to change.