On the occasion of the World Teacher’s Day on 5th October 2024, I would like to extend my heartfelt greetings to the Teacher Appreciation Ceremony organized by the South Asian Teacher Development Center with the theme "Valuing teachers voices :towards a new social contracts for education". It must be said that such work done in appreciation of the teacher who creates the future world is commendable and should be appreciated.

Teachers and principals are unique among the people who play a leading role in our journey for a rich country and a beautiful life. They are the creators who will give live contribution to create that future world. I feel that teachers and principals who are bequeathing a generation of students with MORE >>

The Swedish government focus on solving higher education opportunities and visa issues in Sweden

The Swedish government focused on developing renewable energy sector of Sri Lanka while increasing educational opportunities and mitigating the visa difficulties for Sri Lankan students in Sweden.

These opinions were expressed in a discussion held between the Prime Minister Dr.Harini Amarasuriya and the Swedish Ambassador to Sri Lanka Mr. Jan Thesleff at the Prime Minister’s Office, Flower Road,Colombo on 04.10.2024.

Here, the Ambassador extended the best wishes of the Swedish Government on the appointment of Dr. Harini Amarasuriya as the new Prime Minister.

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Indian Minister of External Affairs, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar called on Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’s Office in Colombo today (October 4).

Dr Jaishankar congratulated the Prime Minister and conveyed the best wishes from the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the election victory of the NPP alliance at the presidential election held on September 21. He assured India’s commitment to work together to further strengthen close bilateral relations. “You can count of our fullest support,” he said.

The Prime Minister thanked India for the assistance given to Sri Lanka over the years and stressed the need for continuous support for speedy economic development. S MORE >>

A productive discussion between the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and the representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was held at the Prime Minister’s Office this afternoon (04.10.2024).

The meeting focused on further maintaining the cooperation between Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund.

Secretary to the Prime Minister Pradeep Saputhanthri, Director of Asia Pacific Region Dr. Krishna Srinivasan and Senior Head of the delegation Dr. Peter Breyer, Deputy Director of the Economic Research Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Janaka Edirisinghe, South East Asia and Central Economic Affairs (Bilateral) Senior Director General Darshana M Perera participated in this discu MORE >>

Secretary to the Prime Minister Pradeep Saputhanthri also participated in these meetings.

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Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, Cooperative Development, Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya says that a this is an excellent moment to initiate the economic development plan of the country. It is the expectation of the new government to work according to a streamlined plan. The Prime Minister mentioned this in a special discussion held today (03-10-2024) with the officials of the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, Cooperative Development, Industry and Entrepreneurship Development in the Auditorium of the Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Division regarding the future activities of the Ministry.

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Ambassadors from various countries have extended their congratulations to Dr. Harini Amarasuriya on her appointment as the new Prime Minister on October 2, 2024, at the Prime Minister’s Office. The Ambassadors and High Commissioners of India, Japan, Britain, the United States, Korea, Bangladesh, and the Maldives were among those who offered their best wishes.

The High Commissioner of India and the Prime Minister participated in Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations, paying floral tributes to the Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Prime Minister’s Office. Following the tribute, the High Commissioner and the Prime Minister held a brief discussion, focusing on strengthening diplomatic relations between the two countries. They also  MORE >>

Restoring confidence in education is necessary

Policies to protect children from preschool to higher education

Creating an environment for senior citizens to live independently and happily

Collective action needed to address social crises rather than individual attempts

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the aim of the present government is to provide the best for all the children of the country based on the concept that “the best things are for children.”

The Prime Minister made these comments while participating in the national ceremony for World Children and Elder’s Day held at the Suhurupaya Auditorium, Battaramulla, on 01.10.2024.
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“We have missed many lessons due to the competitive lifestyle and education system"

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the government will take responsibility for creating a better world for children and will intervene as necessary. She emphasized the need for measures to create a safe and secure country for children. The Prime Minister made these remarks at the ceremony organized by the Ministry of Education to mark World Children’s Day, held today (October 1) at the Kelaniya Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist Studies, under the theme “The Missed Lesson."

The Prime Minister further commented:

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Today is a special occasion as I deliver my first message as Prime Minister and Minister of Women, Child and Youth Affairs and Sports of Sri Lanka celebrating both InternationalChildren’s Day and Elders’ Day. These two important observances remind us of the vital roleschildren and elders play in shaping the future and the legacy of our society.

This year, the theme for International Children’s Day is "Investing in our future meansinvesting in our children." This is more than a slogan-it embodies a core principle and policy direction of our government.

We are committed to providing a high-quality, public educationsystem that benefits every child in Sri Lanka. Our vision is to equip children wit MORE >>

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ජාතික ජන බලවේග රජය සිදු කරන සියලු පත්කිරීම් සඳහා රජය වග කියන බව අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය මහනුවර දී අද(28) පැවසුවාය.

තම රජය යටතේ රාජ්‍ය නිලධාරීන් චෝදනා වලට ලක් වුවහොත් ඒ සම්බන්ධයෙන් ක්‍රියා කරන්නට නොපැකිලෙන බවද අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරිය පැවසුවාය.

මහනුවර දී මල්වතු මහා විහාර පාර්ශ MORE >>

අධ්‍යාපනය පිළිබඳව විශ්වාසය ගොඩනැගීම අප රජයේ ප්‍රමුඛ වගකීමක්.

රැකියාවට පමණක් නොව ගුණ ගරුක සමාජයක් බිහි කිරීමට හැකි වන පරිදි අධ්‍යාපන පද්ධතිය ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ සිදු කළ යුතුයි.

පවුලේ ආර්ථික මට්ටම දරුවන්ට ගුණාත්මක අධ්‍යාපනයක් ලැබීමට බාධාවක් නොවිය යුතුයි.

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Immediately halt the unnecessary expenditure of money and government resources on celebrations.

The necessity of an urgent program to prevent abuse and violence in the sports sector.

A special committee to investigate fraud and corruption in government institutions.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has called for an immediate audit of the Ministry of Sports’ financial allocations, emphasizing the need for transparency and accountability. Although expenditure statistics are available, there has been no evaluation of the actual progress achieved through these funds. The Prime Minister advised that an internal audit be conducted as soon as possible.

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