During the 10th World Water Forum High-Level Meeting in Indonesia, President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with Billionaire businessman Elon Musk to discuss the implementation of Starlink in Sri Lanka and committed to fast-tracking the application process to connect SL with the global Starlink network, President’s office said.
Starlink is a satellite network developed by the private spaceflight company SpaceX to provide low-cost internet to remote locations.
President @RW_UNP met with @elonmusk today during his 2 day visit to Bali with me for the World Water Forum.
President and Elon discussed Sri Lanka’s recovery, economic potential, and new opportunities for investment.
Great to have two visionary leaders come together for Sri… pic.twitter.com/GEMVrpyW9I
— Jeevan Thondaman (@JeevanThondaman) May 19, 2024