Sri Lanka, March 24 -- The public will very soon be able to settle traffic fines through Govpay, the recently introduced official online payment platform for government-related services, according to a top official from the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA).

ICTA Board Member, prominent technology entrepreneur, and impact investor Harsha Purasinghe revealed that ICTA is working to enable this service, which will provide significant relief to motorists.

"We will see very soon that traffic fines can be paid through the platform as well. We are working on it," he said at a recent forum in Colombo.

Government sources confirmed that ICTA has already finalised the groundwork, and a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU...