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 >>
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated in Parliament today (08) that a special five-year project has been proposed in this year’s Budget to upgrade computer facilities at Information Technology and Distance Learning Hubs (ITDLHs) and secondary schools across the island.
The Prime Minister made this statement in response to a question raised regarding information technology education.
The Prime Minister further stated:
An audit conducted in 2026 confirmed that many centres had not received new computer equipment since 2014.
As most of the existing equipment is now in a condition beyond repair, the Government intends to implement a five-year plan to provide new equipment, MORE >>
The Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government has allocated Rs. 1,500 million under the 2026 Budget to launch a project to construct 55 new hostels across the state universities and a further Rs. 853 million to renovate and upgrade existing hostels, while addressing the Parliament on 08 October.
Pointing out that only 63,318 of the 150,815 students enrolled across the state university system currently have access to hostel facilities, accounting for approximately 42% of the total student population, the Prime Minister outlined the Government’s plans to address the existing shortage of university accommodation.
In addition to the 17 universities operating under the University Grants MORE >>
The Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with the delegation of the Asia Foundation on 07 October at Parliament.
Welcoming the delegation from the Asia Foundation, the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya expressed appreciation for the Foundation’s longstanding partnership with Sri Lanka and its continued support for the country’s development efforts.
The delegation congratulated the Government on its recent initiatives and commended Sri Lanka’s progress in navigating the economic crisis and strengthening the country’s recovery.
During the meeting, The Asia Foundation outlined its key areas of engagement and interest in Sri Lanka, including digitalisation and digital MORE >>
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the drafting of a Bill to establish an “Education Council” is expected to be completed within one year, with the objective of strengthening standardisation and professional development in Sri Lanka’s education sector and enhancing the dignity of the teaching profession.
The Prime Minister made these remarks in Parliament today (October 07) in response to a question raised by Member of Parliament Padmasiri Bandara.
The Prime Minister further stated:
The Education Council is being established based on the recommendations of the expert committee appointed by the Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Educati MORE >>
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that a number of special programmes are currently being implemented to promote digital education and improve infrastructure in Estate schools across the country.
The Prime Minister made these remarks in Parliament today (October 07) in response to a question raised by the Member of Parliament Dr. V. Radhakrishnan.
The Prime Minister further stated:
Out of the 849 Estae schools located across six provinces, only three schools currently do not have electricity. Funds have already been allocated to construct new buildings for two schools, while the other school is currently being operated from a temporary building. Under the assistance of India governmen MORE >>
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated as the Chief Guest at the inaugural ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Conference on Innovations in Rural Development and the CIRDAP Knowledge Circuit Dialogue held in Colombo on October 7.
The Asia-Pacific Conference on Innovations in Rural Development, held from October 7 to 9, is jointly organised by the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) and the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). The conference provides a platform for sharing practical ideas and innovations aimed at building more resilient, inclusive and sustainable rural communities.
Addressing the occasion, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasu MORE >>
On this occasion of World Teachers’ Day, I extend my greetings to all those teachers dedicated to nurturing the knowledge and wisdom of future generations and building a society enriched with values and humanity.
Amid the new education reforms being implemented to meet the demands of the modern, technology-driven world, your commitment to adapting to the changing world and guiding children towards new pathways is commendable.
The teaching profession is not merely a job limited to earning a salary; it is a noble service provided with dedication, devotion and love.
Therefore, our Government has taken a number of key measures to strengthen the education system and uphold the dignity of the tea MORE >>
