The Navaratri Puja, organised within the premises of the Sri Lankan Parliament to symbolise the country’s multi-religious harmony, was ceremonially held on 20 October with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Speaker of Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.

The annual Navaratri Puja was organised this year by the Parliament of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs of the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.

The Navaratri festival commenced with the performance of religious rituals and were further entertained by several devotional dance performances.

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The tragedy that befell Kavanthissa must never be repeated; Environmental laws will be enforced equally against everyone

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government was deeply saddened by the unfortunate death of the Tusker Kavanthissa, a national treasure who sustained severe injuries from gunshot wounds. She emphasised that environmental laws would be strictly enforced against those responsible for environmental crimes, without discrimination or favouritism.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while addressing the Presidential Environmental Awards 2026, organised for the 11th time by the Central Environmental Authority under the Ministry of Environment, at the Bandaranaike Memorial Inte MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya presented the revised National Curriculum Framework, issued by the National Institute of Education under the new education reforms, to the Chief Prelate of the Asgiri Chapter, Most Venerable Warakagoda Gnanarathana Thero, and the Anunayake of the Asgiri Chapter, Most Venerable Narampanawa Ananda Thero, on 15 October at the Asgiri Maha Viharaya. The Prime Minister also briefed the prelates on the revised framework.

During the meeting, the Prime Minister stated that the new education reforms would be introduced for Grades 2 and 6 from 2027. She further noted that teacher training and new teacher recruitment were scheduled to take place in November.

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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that Cyclone Ditwah was one of the most severe and challenging natural disasters Sri Lanka had faced in recent history, and assured that the Government would not abandon any affected family until they were able to stand on their own feet again.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while participating in a programme held at the Kandy City Hall today (15 October) to distribute land deeds and financial assistance cheques to people affected by Cyclone Ditwah in the Kandy District.

The disaster affected 195,271 people belonging to 58,753 families in the Kandy District, while 7,941 families required permanent resettlement. Accordingly, arrangements are being made to fac MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that while a country develops its roads, buildings and economy, the inner lives of its people must also be enriched through aesthetics, culture and creativity. Development cannot be measured solely by improvements in physical resources, and the empathy and the appreciation of the arts is a key aspiration of the new era of renaissance.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while inaugurating the ’Aluth Wessa’ Cultural Festival and Exhibition, organised jointly by the Kandy District Secretariat, the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Kandyan Cultural Center on 15 October at the Kandy District Secretariat.

During the event, the Prime Minister also presented awar MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the development of digital infrastructure, together with human-centred skills development, is essential to achieving Sri Lanka’s national ambition of building a USD 15 billion digital economy.

The Prime Minister made these remarks at the 44th National Information Technology Conference (NITC 2026), held in Colombo on 14 October to coincide with the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL).

Addressing the occation, the Prime Minister further stated that, under the Government’s key digitalisation initiatives, the GovPay platform for digital government payments had successfully facilitated transactions exceeding Rs. 2 billi MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with H.E. D. M. Salahuddin Mahmud, High Commissioner of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka, at Temple Trees on 14 October.

Welcoming the High Commissioner, the Prime Minister appreciated the longstanding and cordial relations between the two countries.

During the meeting, the High Commissioner expressed his appreciation to the Government of Sri Lanka for the support extended to Bangladesh.

Discussions focused on opportunities to further strengthen bilateral trade and investment relations, with particular attention to enhancing cooperation in the agricultural sector. Both sides also exchanged views on the importance of renewable energy  MORE >>

​රටක ඉදිරි ගමන තීරණය වන්නේ අධ්‍යාපනය මත බැවින්, නව අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීම පිළිබඳ ජාතික සංවාදයක් ඇති කරමින් එය ජනතාව වෙත රැගෙන යාමේ පුරෝගාමි පාර්ශ්වකරුවෙකු වන්නේ රටේ ජනමාධ්‍ය බව අධ්‍යාපන,උසස් අධ්‍යාපන හා වෘත්තිය අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍ය, අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරස� MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the 26th edition of the Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit (SLEIS) 2026 on 13 October.

The summit, held on 12 and 13 October 2026, brought together policymakers, business leaders, investors, and other stakeholders to discuss Sri Lanka’s economic prospects and investment opportunities.

Addressing the session on “Nation Building in the Digital Age,” the Prime Minister highlighted the Government’s commitment to transforming Sri Lanka from a consumer of technology into a creator of innovation, with the ambition of expanding the digital economy to USD 15 billion by 2030, increasing digital exports to USD 5 billion, and developing a digital w MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has instructed officials to expedite the cleaning of canals and drainage systems to ensure the proper flow of rainwater in anticipation of increased rainfall in the coming period. She directed that the cleaning work be completed within the next two weeks and continued regularly thereafter.

The Prime Minister made these remarks today (13 October) while attending the Colombo District Coordinating Committee meeting held at the District Secretariat in Narahenpita.

During the meeting, officials from Divisional Secretariats, the Department of Agrarian Development and the Provincial Irrigation Department highlighted the challenges they face in cleaning drainage systems and canals. MORE >>

ජාතික සාහිත්‍ය කලා මහෝත්සවයට සමගාමීව කොළඹ දිස්ත්‍රීක් ලේකම් කාර්යාලය සංවිධාන කළ “කොළොම්තොට අභිනන්දන 2026” වැඩසටහනට යටතේ කොළඹ දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ ප්‍රාදේශිය ලේකම් කොට්ඨාස මට්ටමින් පැවති චිත්‍ර තරගයේ ජයග්‍රාහකයින්ගේ චිත්‍ර ඇතුළත් “සිත්තම් 2026” ප්‍රදර්ශනය ඔක්තෝබර් 13 වැනිදා නාරාහේන්පි� MORE >>

Students of Mederigama Maha Vidyalaya in Mawanella, who visited the historic Old Parliamentary Chamber located within the Presidential Secretariat premises on 12 October under the ’Vision’ programme organised by the Presidential Secretariat, had the opportunity to meet Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and engage in a friendly conversation.

During the discussion, the students openly shared their views with the Prime Minister on current education reforms, school life, and the various challenges they face in their educational activities. They were also able to exchange their experiences and opinions with the Prime Minister freely and without hesitation.

Marking the visit, the Prime Minister presen MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in an informal dialogue with young people on mental health and wellbeing on 11 October at De Saram House, Colombo, marking an initiative held in connection with World Mental Health Day.

The discussion, organised by UNICEF Sri Lanka and MHPSS.net in collaboration with the Youth Advisory Network (YAN), brought together young people aged 18 to 24 to share their experiences, perspectives and concerns regarding mental health challenges faced by youth in Sri Lanka.

During the interactive session, the Prime Minister engaged in an open conversation with the participants, listening to their views on the pressures affecting young people’s mental wellbeing, barriers MORE >>

සමිප සන්නිවේදනයක් පවත්වා ගනිමින් දරුවන් සමග ඇති පරතරය අවම කර ගැනීම අපගේ වගකීමක්

දරුවන් තේරුම් ගැනීමට නම් දරුවන්ගේ මානසික මට්ටමින් හිතන්න පුරුදු විය යුතු බවත්, දරුවන් සහ වැඩිහිටියන් අතර පරතරය අවම කර ගැනීමට දරුවන් සහ වැඩිහිටියන් අතර හොද සන්නිවේදනයක් පවත්වා ගැනීම අත්‍යවශ්‍ය  MORE >>

අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය ඔක්තොම්බර් 10වන දින වත්මන් වැඩ බලන අටමස්ථානාධිපති ඊතල වැටුණුවැවේ ඥානතිලක ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ බැහැ දැක ආශිර්වාද ලබා ගත්තාය.

උතුරුමැද පළාතේ පාසල් නිරීක්ෂණය කිරීමට පැමිණි අතරතුර අග්‍රාමාත්‍යතුමිය අටමස්ථානාධිපති ස්වාමීන්වහන්සේ බැහැ දැකීමට මෙ� MORE >>

රටේ සැබෑම ආයෝජනය දූ දරුවන්ගේ අධ්‍යාපනය සහ චරිත වර්ධනයයි. පරිසරයට ආදරේ කරන පෞරුෂවත් දරුවෙකු බිහි කිරීම රජයේ අරමුණයි

රටේ සැබෑම ආයෝජනය දූ දරුවන්ගේ අධ්‍යාපනය සහ චරිත වර්ධනය බවත්, පරිසරයට ආදරේ කරන පෞරුෂවත් දරුවෙකු බිහි කිරීම රජයේ අරමුණ බවත් අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය පැව� MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Cabinet approval has been granted to several proposals and policies related to the new education reforms.

The Prime Minister made these remarks at a special discussion held with the Voluntary Advisory Council of the Ministry of Education at the Parliament on 09 October.

Addressing the meeting, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya further stated:

Cabinet approval has been granted for several crucial policies and proposals aimed at bringing about significant qualitative and structural changes to the education system.

In particular, Cabinet approval has been granted for the Concept Paper on Education Reforms prepared by the Nation MORE >>

The Opposition Must Not Mislead the Public to Protect the Old Culture of Corrupted Politics

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasised in Parliament that the Government has taken steps to amend the Anti-Corruption Act not to weaken its objectives, but to further strengthen the anti-corruption process by addressing practical, institutional and human resource challenges identified during its implementation.

The Prime Minister made these remarks during the parliamentary debate on the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill held on 8 October.

The Prime Minister pointed out that although discussions on anti-corruption laws and institutions had been ongoing since 1994, those institutions had existed lar MORE >>