Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in a high-level dialogue titled “Tourism as Soft Power and Diplomatic Capital” held at the Euronews Hub, Piz Buin Davos, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on January 20.

The session explored how tourism functions as a strategic instrument of diplomacy by strengthening international trust, cultural exchange, and regional cooperation through mobility and people-to-people engagement. The Prime Minister shared the panel with Mr. Kuban Omiraliyev, Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States and Mr. Meshari Alnahar - ‏CEO Aseer Investment Company, Saudi Arabia.

Addressing global trends, the Prime Minister emphasized that Sri Lanka is an MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in a series of high-level bilateral meetings on January 20 on the sidelines of the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.

The Prime Minister attended a productive bilateral meeting with Mr. Jozef Síkela, European Commissioner for International Partnerships. During the discussion, both sides focused on strengthening Sri Lanka–EU cooperation and advancing mutual interests.

Prime Minister Amarasuriya also met with Mr. Masato Kanda, President and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), at the WEF Congress Centre. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss ongoing engagement and futur MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya departed Sri Lanka on the morning of 19 January to participate in the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), to be held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from 19 to 23 January 2026.

The World Economic Forum 2026 will be convened under the theme “A Spirit of Dialogue” and will bring together over 3,000 global leaders, including heads of state, government leaders, chief executive officers of leading multinational corporations, policymakers, and technology innovators.

During the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to hold a series of high-level bilateral meetings with key international leaders, heads of global institutions, and other distinguished dignitar MORE >>

We are creating an education system that is not a burden on either parents or children.

We appreciate the sacrifices parents make to provide their children with a quality education, recognizing the importance of quality education.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the government is committed to creating an education system that does not place a burden on either parents or children, and that it is appreciable the sacrifices made by parents to provide their children with a quality education, while fully recognizing the importance of quality education.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while participating in an inspection visit to Velasiya Government College, Puttalam located in  MORE >>

The Prime Minister stated that the objective of the government is to use data and policy to provide what is best for children. Political interests or any other considerations are not important to us; what matters is, only the children.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while participating in an inspection visit to Puttalam Zahira Muslim College on 17th of January, following the visits to schools affected by the recent cyclone Dithwah.

On this occasion, the Prime Minister officially launched the school’s official website, which was designed and developed by the students of Puttalam Zahira Muslim College.

Responding to views presented by the Principal regarding obtaining approval to comm MORE >>

ගුරුවරුන් 23,000ක් බඳවා ගැනීමට අමාත්‍ය මණ්ඩල අනුමැතිය හිමි වුණා.

අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ ක්‍රියාවලියේ පරිවර්තනීය වෙනස සිදු කිරීමේ ක්‍රියාවලිය අඩියක්වත් පස්සට ගෙන නැති බවත්, දියත් කළ සැලසුම් ඒ ලෙසටම ක්‍රියාත්මක කරන බවත් අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය පැවසුවාය.

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කුමන සමාජ, ආර්ථික වටපිටාවක වුවද සියලුම සිසුන්ට සමානව අඛණ්ඩ අධ්‍යාපනයට අවස්ථාව නිර්මාණය කිරීම රජයේ ප්‍රතිපත්තිය බව අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය පැවසුවාය.

අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණය පිළිබඳ පුත්තලම දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ ජනතාව දැනුවත් කිරීම හා දිට්වා සුළිකුණාටුවෙන් ආපදාවට පත� MORE >>

During the briefing of the education authorities of the Puttalam District on the new education reforms and inspecting schools affected by the cyclone Ditwah, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya undertook an inspection visit of the Puttalam Study Centre of the Open University of Sri Lanka this afternoon (17).

Discussions were held on the construction of a permanent building to replace the existing building formerly used as an old pharmaceutical warehouse at the Puttalam Study Centre of the Open University, as well as on obtaining a suitable temporary building to carry out administrative and academic activities during the construction. Accordingly, on the instructions of the Prime Minister, the Mayor of Puttalam, Eng. Rinsad  MORE >>

නව අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංසංකරණය තවත් ශක්තිමත්ව ක්‍රියාත්මක කරන බවත්, කිසිදු ලෙසකින් අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ හකුළන්න කටයුතු නොකරන බවත් අධ්‍යාපන, උසස් අධ්‍යාපන හා වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍ය අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය පැවසුවාය.

දිට්වා සුලිකුණාටුවෙන් ආපදාවට පත් පාසල් නිරී MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government is making every effort to ensure the quality education to nurture a developed citizen that the country requires, and that providing quality education is a massive process that takes time and must begin not only with curriculum changes, but also by ensuring all necessary infrastructure for both students and teachers.

The Prime Minister made these remarks, while participating in a certificates and medal awarding ceremony to recognize students of the Senanayake National College, Chilaw who had achieved all-island victories. The Prime Minister participated in this event after inspecting the school which was severely damaged due to the cyclone Ditiwah.

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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government is taking steps to maintain early childhood education within an appropriate regulatory framework, while ensuring quality education by enhancing the professionalism of preschool teachers.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while participating in the awareness programme for preschool teachers of the Puttalam District on the National Early Childhood Education Curriculum Framework, held under the theme “A Safe World for Children, A Creative Future Generation” on the 16th of January at the Sudasuna Hall in Chilaw.

The Prime Minister stated,

As a government, the main objective of our government in 2024 was to bring about a transfo MORE >>

ධනාත්මක පරිවර්තනයන් කිරීමේදී ප්‍රතිවිරෝධතා එනවා, අප ආරම්භ කළ, රටට අවශ්‍ය දියුණු සමාජීය පුරවැසියා බිහිකිරීමේ අධ්‍යාපන ක්‍රමවේදය කිසිසේත්ම නවත්වන්නේ නැහැ

රජය මේ රට භාර ගන්නා විට පරිවර්තනීය වෙනසක් සිදු කළ යුතු ප්‍රධානතම ක්ෂේත්‍රයක් ලෙස අධ්‍යාපන ක්ෂේත්‍රය ඉලක්කගත ව තිබූ බවත්,  MORE >>

Marking a noble cultural tradition that expresses gratitude for the dignity of labour and the protection bestowed by nature, the National celebration of the Thai Pongal Celebration observed by Tamil people around the world was held today (January 15) at Temple Trees with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

The event was organized by the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, and the Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs.

During the ceremony, Thai Pongal rituals were performed under the patronage of the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and the Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Hiniduma Suni MORE >>

I extend my heartfelt greetings to the Tamil people in Sri Lanka and abroad who celebrate the ThaiPongal festival, marking a pride tradition that expresses gratitude for the dignity of labour and the protection bestowed by nature.

This noble festivity manifests the world the inseparable bond between human life and nature. We are all creations of nature. There is no path we can take in defiance of nature or beyond it. In that sense, showing respect and gratitude in return for the blessings we receive from nature can be regarded as one of the highest human virtues.

As a nation, we stand today at a decisive turning point. We bear the collective responsibility of steering the country towards a “new era of revival MORE >>

H.E. Ms. Julie Jiyoon Chung, Ambassador of the United States of America to Sri Lanka, paid a farewell call on the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at Temple Trees on the 14th of January, marking the conclusion of her tenure in Sri Lanka.

The Prime Minister warmly welcomed H.E. the Ambassador and expressed sincere appreciation for her service and significant contribution to strengthening bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and the United States during her tenure. The Prime Minister conveyed special thanks to the Government of the United States for the timely assistance extended to Sri Lanka during the emergency situation following Cyclone Ditwah.

H.E. Ms. Julie Jiyoon Chung expressed her gratitude to the MORE >>

The Government is taking steps to systematically conduct preschool teacher training and ensure the quality of preschools.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government has commenced necessary measures to maintain preschool education under a framework, align preschool education with a unified curriculum, conduct teacher training in a systematic manner, and ensure quality standards.

The Prime Minister made these remarks today (10) at the Temple Trees, participating in the launch of the National Communication Programme for Child Health Promotion, aimed at promoting social and behavioural change (SBCC) among early childhood children. The programme is jointly organized by the Health Promotion Bur MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government does not act to protect anyone based on their status, and that it is clearly evident through the ongoing judicial processes.

The Prime Minister made these remarks in response to a question raised by MP Ajith P. Perera in Samagi Jana Balawegaya.

The Prime Minister stated,

A system governed by the rule of law and an independent judiciary mentioned under the policy framework “A Thriving Nation, A Beautiful Life” presented by the President as the National People’s Power presidential candidate at the 2024 Presidential Election, action is being taken to review cases that were withdrawn by the Bribery Commission and the Attorney  MORE >>