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Lankawa

Trust & transparency

How to read Lankawa

Plain-language guides to the numbers you see — no jargon, no spin. We explain what we show, where it comes from, and what we do not know.

Lankawa is not a government agency. These guides explain our methodology so you can decide when to trust a number and when to verify with the primary source.

Economy3 min read

How USD/LKR exchange rates work

Why Lankawa shows CBSL selling rates, what buy/sell means, and why your bank may differ.

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Disaster4 min read

What river flood alert levels mean

NORMAL, ALERT, WARNING, and DANGER — how water height maps to station thresholds.

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Platform2 min read

How to read freshness badges

Fresh, Stale, and Down — what each tier means before you act on a number.

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Platform3 min read

Where every number comes from

From pulse card to registered source to upstream publisher — full attribution chain.

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Platform4 min read

Live data vs illustrative seed

Which modules fetch live feeds today — and which use representative seed data.

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