Today, as we mark International Women’s Day, we stand at a crucial moment in history. This is a time to come together—not just to celebrate the progress we have made, but to confront the deep structural inequalities as well as misogynistic ideologies that continue to shape the lives of women, in all their diversity—not only in Sri Lanka but all over the world. 

Gender-based violence, economic hardship, and political exclusion disproportionately affect women—particularly those from rural communities, war-affected regions, plantations, and the informal labour sector. No woman is safe until every single woman is safe. We must commit to protecting one another, ensuring that no one is left behind, and that the rights and  MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that a free environment must exist in the country where women scientists can take leadership, contribute to development, and engage in innovation.

The prime Minister made these remarks while delivering the keynote speech at the Women Scientists’ Forum, organized by the faculty of Medicine, University Colombo collaborating with National Science Foundation (NSF) and Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) on March 07 in commemoration of International Women’s Day.

The main objective of this forum was to foster a discussion on gender equality in the field of science in Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya further st MORE >>

Actions are to be taken to inform the Ministry of Education to conduct an investigation into the collection of funds in schools.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the crises emerging within the education system are primarily due to the improper implementation of policies and political interference, and immediate actions will be taken to investigate the collection of funds in schools for various reasons.

The Prime Minister made these remarks today (07) at the Parliament in response to questions raised during the first session of the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education.

The prime Minister further stated that the education re MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that long-term investments in the arts must be made to create an environment where artists can sustain themselves within the country.

She made this statement while extending her best wishes to the winners at the 44th Youth Awards Ceremony held at the Temple Trees on the 6th.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya further stated:

What we expect from a work of art is not only the aesthetic satisfaction but also the opportunity for the audience to reflect and receive a message for society. This process satisfies both the audience and the creator. However, some works of art are known to be challenging leaving the audience in discomfort. Yet, it is thr MORE >>

Developing Cooperatives to Suit the Modern World and Strengthening the Rural Economy

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the qualitative change required for a new society should begin within ourselves and that the government has planned to develop cooperatives suited to the modern world while strengthening the rural economy.

The Prime Minister made this statement while addressing the members of the Women’s Forum held at the Sunanda Theatre, Aranayake, on March 2nd.

Speaking further, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said:

"We have come to the right place with our long-standing efforts. Now, we must guide the country on the right path. We have started to buil MORE >>

ශාස්ත්‍රවේදී දෙබත්ගම සෝමරතන තිස්ස නායක ස්වාමීන්වහන්සේ වෙත ශ්‍රි ඉන්දජෝති වංශාවලංකාර ශ්‍රී රතනජෝති වංශාවතංස ගෞරව නාමය සහිත ශ්‍රී ලංකා අමරපුර මහා නිකායේ මූලවංශික පාර්ශවයේ අනුනායක ධුරය සඳහා වන සන්නස් පත්‍රය පිරිණැමීම මාර්තු 02 දින පස්වරුවේ අරණායක දෙබත්ගම ශ්‍රී රතනජෝත්‍යාරාම ධර� MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the unity witnessed during a Perahera is essential for building a transformative nation and it is not an isolated effort.

Prime Minister stated this while attending the inaugural ceremony of the Raigampura Navam Maha Perahera Street parade at the Horana Raja Maha Viharaya on March 01.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya further stated:

"When examining the human history, it is clearly visible that communities across the world have nurtured their own unique cultural values and identities from the very beginning of human civilization.

A Perahera collectively embodies the values in both religious and aesthetic aspects and there is a  MORE >>

The launch of the five-year renewable energy development plan, " Green Energy Acceleration Plan 2025-2030", presented by the Ministry of Energy, was held on February 27 at the Cinnamon Life Hotel in Colombo under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

The plan outlines key strategies for identifying and implementing renewable energy methods and digital innovations, ensuring their efficient and environmentally sustainable use. It also highlights the economic benefits of renewable energy and its potential to strengthen the country’s financial stability.

Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated:

"It is a pleasure to address you on this significant MORE >>

The sense of power that comes with positional privileges is profoundly dangerous

Former presidents have misused the foreign visits by treating the official privileges as personal rights.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the government is taking every possible effort to ensure that the government does not continue to be a burden on general public.

Prime Minister made these remarks in Parliament today (27) during the Budget Committee debate on the expenditures of the President’s office, the Prime Minister’s Office, and special units.

Further addressing the matter, the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated:

"The speeches of opposi MORE >>

A Resource Pool and a Question Paper Bank to Be Established for Examination Boards

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that immediate steps are being taken to release the cut-off marks for the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, which faced disruptions due to the leakage of certain questions. Additionally, recommendations have been made to establish a resource pool and a question paper bank for examination boards to ensure the integrity and security of future examinations.

The Prime Minister made these remarks in Parliament on February 27, in response to a question raised by the opposition regarding the scholarship examination irregularities.

Addressing the matter further, Dr. Amarasuriya s MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized that the 2025 Budget clearly outlines the values and principles upon which the government’s future course is established. She made these remarks in Parliament on February 25, 2025, during the first vote of the budget debate.

"It is a privilege to speak at this moment as we present the very first budget of the National People’s Power Government. I urge the people of our country to look beyond the statistics and carefully examine the vision and philosophy reflected in this budget," the Prime Minister stated.

Dr. Amarasuriya underscored that this budget represents a new direction for the country, introducing a fresh perspective rooted in the core MORE >>

විදේශ විනිමය උපයා ගැනීම සඳහා විකල්ප මාර්ග පිළිබඳව රජය අවධානය යොමු කරන බව අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය පැවසුවාය.

පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී මතු කළ ප්‍රශ්න වලට පිලිතුරු ලබා දෙමින් අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරිය අද (24) පෙරවරුවේ මේ බව සදහන් ක⁣ළාය.

වැඩිදුරටත් අදහස් දැක් වූ අග්‍රාමාත්‍යතුම� MORE >>

අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ධූරයට පත්වීමෙන් අනතුරුව පළමු වරට අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ සංචාරයක නිරත වූ අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය ඊයේ (23) අනුරාධපුර මහා නායක හිමිවරුන් සහ ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධිය හා රුවන්වැලි මහා සෑය වන්දනා කොට ආශිර්වාද ලබා ගත්තාය.

ප්‍රථමයෙන්ම අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරිය නුවර කලාවි� MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya made this statement during a discussion held with the members of Sri Maha Bodhi Development Fund at the Sannipatha Hall in Anuradhapura Sri Maha Bodhi premises on February 23rd.

The event was graced by the Nuwara Kalaviya Chief Sanghanayake, Chief Incumbant if Atamasthana Sahithyasuri Venerable Dr. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera

The Chief Sanghanayake of the North Central Province of the Siam Maha Nikaya Eethala Wetunu Wewa Gnanathilaka Thera,

The Chief Judicial Sanghanayake of the North Central Province of the Siam Maha Nikaya Venerable Ralapanawe Dhammajothi Thera,

The Senior Lecturer of Sri Lanka Bhikkhu University, Chief Incumbant of Abhay MORE >>

ජාතික ආරක්ෂාව ගැන ජනතාව බියක් ඇතිකරගත යුතු නැහැ

ජාතික ආරක්ෂාවට තර්ජනයක් ඇති බවට ප්‍රකාශ කරමින් විපක්ෂය දේශපාලන වාසි ලබා ගැනීමට උත්සාහ කිරීම හෙළා දකින බවත්, ජාතික ආරක්ෂාව සම්බන්ධයෙන් කිසිදු බියක් ඇති කර ගත යුතු නැති බවත් අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය පැවසුවාය. 

අටම MORE >>

අධ්‍යාපන, උසස් අධ්‍යාපන හා වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍ය, අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය සහ උතුරු මැද පළාතේ අධ්‍යාපන බලධාරීන් අතර පළාත් අධ්‍යාපන ක්ෂේත්‍රය සම්බන්ධ කච්ඡාවක් පෙබරවාරි 23 දින උතුරු මැද පළාත් සභා ශ්‍රවණාගාරායේ දී පැවැත්විණ.

උතුරුමැද පළාතේ පළමු වසරට ඇතුලත් වන දරු� MORE >>

A meeting between the Vice Chairman of the Enterprise and Investment Council, Lord Swire, and Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was held at Parliament on February 22.

The discussions focused on investment opportunities in Sri Lanka, with particular emphasis on key sectors including automobile manufacturing and assembly, the energy sector, and fishing boat manufacturing.

Prime Minister Amarasuriya highlighted that the 2025 Budget places significant emphasis on promoting and protecting industries and supporting entrepreneurs.

Also present at the meeting were Mr. Sunil Handunnetti, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Mrs. Pamela Anne O’Leary, Member of the Enterprise and MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized that special attention will be given to the higher education of children with special needs under the supervision of the Ministry of Education.

She made this statement during a meeting held in Parliament on February 22 with representatives from various institutions advocating for the disabled community to discuss strategies for enhancing educational opportunities for individuals with special needs.

During the meeting, the representatives presented a comprehensive proposal developed in line with local and international standards. The proposal addressed several key areas, including strengthening the rights of people with special needs, improving the quality of educ MORE >>