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 >>

The Opposition’s Motion of No-Confidence will be taken as an opportunity for Dialogue on Education Reforms

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that a policy is currently being formulated to ensure child protection in the use of technology.

The Prime Minister made this statement today (08) in Kandy while briefing the Most Venerable Mahanayake Theros of the Asgiriya and Malwathu Chapters on the issue that has arisen regarding the Grade 6 English module. Thereafter, printed copies of all modules were also presented to the Mahanayake Theros.

Earlier today (08), the Prime Minister visited the Malwathu Viharaya in Kandy and visited the Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangal MORE >>

Steps will be taken to remove the controversial lesson in the Grade 6 English module

These modules have not been distributed to students

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that they are open to engage in discussions on the Education Reform Concept Paper emphasizing that such dialogue should not be used to unnecessarily promote websites. She further noted that approval has been granted by the National Institute of Education (NIE) to remove the controversial lesson included in the Grade 6 English module.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while responding to a question raised by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in Parliament today (07th of January).

Addressing further MORE >>

​"ආපදාවට ලක්වූ ජනතාවගේ ජනජීවිතය යථා තත්ත්වයට පත් කිරීමට රජය උපරිම අවධානය යොමු කර තිබෙනවා"

​හදිසි නීතිය ක්‍රියාත්මක කරනු ලබන්නේ පවත්නා ආපදා තත්ත්වය කළමනාකරණය කිරීමට මිස වෙනත් කිසිදු හේතුවකට නොවන බවත්, ආපදාවට ලක්වූ ජනතාවගේ ජනජීවිතය කඩිනමින් යථා තත්ත්වයට පත් කිරීම සඳහා රජය පූර� MORE >>

A discussion was held on the 06th of January at Temple Trees under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya with the Working Group on Online Safety, Digital Wellbeing, and Cyber Security of the Task Force on the Digitalisation of Education for Grades 6–13.

During the discussion, the Prime Minister instructed officials to develop a comprehensive code of guideline on Online Safety, Digital Wellbeing, and Cyber Security for officers involved in the preparation and review of curricula and school textbooks for students.

The meeting was attended by Secretary to the Prime Minister Pradeep Saputhanthri, Additional Secretary A.B.M. Ashraf, Chairman of the National Education Commission Professor Sarath An MORE >>

The auspicious foundation stone laying ceremony for the proposed seven-storey Sadaham Mandiraya at the historic Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Rajamaha Viharaya was held on 03rd of January with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

The religious programme, organised to coincide with the Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day, commenced with the chanting of Seth Pirith by the Maha Sangha.

Subsequently, the Prime Minister participated in the laying of the foundation stone, formally marking the commencement of construction of the seven-storey Sadaham Mandiraya.

The Sadaham Mandiraya will be constructed as a centre dedicated to the preservation of Buddhist heritage while providing Dhamma educati MORE >>

Let us further strengthen the journey we have begun and deliver a trustworthy public service in 2026. - Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya

The official ceremony to commence duties for the New Year 2026 at the Prime Minister’s Office was held on the morning of January 1 at the Prime Minister’s Office, under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Secretary to the Prime Minister Mr. Pradeep Saputhanthri.

During the event, all members of the staff took the Public Service Pledge for the New Year, following which the Prime Minister extended New Year greetings.

The Prime Minister stated that the past year had been one in which the Prime Minister’s Office accompli MORE >>

As we move forward to the New Year of 2026, it is timely to reflect on the year 2025 that has passed. The year 2025 can be granted as a year having made a number of decisive and progressive steps with a people oriented government.

I am confident that, within a new political culture, we were able to strengthen transparency in state governance and lay the foundation for an efficient and corruption free public service.

We can be satisfied with the progress achieved in several key areas during 2025, including economic stability, the increasingly positive and optimistic international perception towards our country, the establishment of transparent systems of governance, and the strengthening of the sovereignty of t MORE >>

As the month of December dawns, Christian devotees prepare to celebrate Christmas. The message of peace that echoed from Bethlehem with the birth of the infant Jesus continues to be honoured and revered by Christians across the world.

However, this year, the month of December has arrived not with the usual joy and festivity. It comes amid the sorrow, pain, and quiet anguish of thousands of our people affected by a natural disaster that has shaken the entire nation.

Yet, in keeping with the true meaning of Christmas and guided by the teachings of Jesus Christ, the people of our country have set aside their differences and come together in unity and solidarity to support those affected by the disaster. Through th MORE >>