A Resource Pool and a Question Paper Bank to Be Established for Examination Boards

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that immediate steps are being taken to release the cut-off marks for the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, which faced disruptions due to the leakage of certain questions. Additionally, recommendations have been made to establish a resource pool and a question paper bank for examination boards to ensure the integrity and security of future examinations.

The Prime Minister made these remarks in Parliament on February 27, in response to a question raised by the opposition regarding the scholarship examination irregularities.

Addressing the matter further, Dr. Amarasuriya s MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized that the 2025 Budget clearly outlines the values and principles upon which the government’s future course is established. She made these remarks in Parliament on February 25, 2025, during the first vote of the budget debate.

"It is a privilege to speak at this moment as we present the very first budget of the National People’s Power Government. I urge the people of our country to look beyond the statistics and carefully examine the vision and philosophy reflected in this budget," the Prime Minister stated.

Dr. Amarasuriya underscored that this budget represents a new direction for the country, introducing a fresh perspective rooted in the core MORE >>

විදේශ විනිමය උපයා ගැනීම සඳහා විකල්ප මාර්ග පිළිබඳව රජය අවධානය යොමු කරන බව අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය පැවසුවාය.

පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී මතු කළ ප්‍රශ්න වලට පිලිතුරු ලබා දෙමින් අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරිය අද (24) පෙරවරුවේ මේ බව සදහන් ක⁣ළාය.

වැඩිදුරටත් අදහස් දැක් වූ අග්‍රාමාත්‍යතුම� MORE >>

අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ධූරයට පත්වීමෙන් අනතුරුව පළමු වරට අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ සංචාරයක නිරත වූ අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය ඊයේ (23) අනුරාධපුර මහා නායක හිමිවරුන් සහ ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධිය හා රුවන්වැලි මහා සෑය වන්දනා කොට ආශිර්වාද ලබා ගත්තාය.

ප්‍රථමයෙන්ම අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරිය නුවර කලාවි� MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya made this statement during a discussion held with the members of Sri Maha Bodhi Development Fund at the Sannipatha Hall in Anuradhapura Sri Maha Bodhi premises on February 23rd.

The event was graced by the Nuwara Kalaviya Chief Sanghanayake, Chief Incumbant if Atamasthana Sahithyasuri Venerable Dr. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera

The Chief Sanghanayake of the North Central Province of the Siam Maha Nikaya Eethala Wetunu Wewa Gnanathilaka Thera,

The Chief Judicial Sanghanayake of the North Central Province of the Siam Maha Nikaya Venerable Ralapanawe Dhammajothi Thera,

The Senior Lecturer of Sri Lanka Bhikkhu University, Chief Incumbant of Abhay MORE >>

ජාතික ආරක්ෂාව ගැන ජනතාව බියක් ඇතිකරගත යුතු නැහැ

ජාතික ආරක්ෂාවට තර්ජනයක් ඇති බවට ප්‍රකාශ කරමින් විපක්ෂය දේශපාලන වාසි ලබා ගැනීමට උත්සාහ කිරීම හෙළා දකින බවත්, ජාතික ආරක්ෂාව සම්බන්ධයෙන් කිසිදු බියක් ඇති කර ගත යුතු නැති බවත් අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය පැවසුවාය. 

අටම MORE >>

අධ්‍යාපන, උසස් අධ්‍යාපන හා වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍ය, අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය සහ උතුරු මැද පළාතේ අධ්‍යාපන බලධාරීන් අතර පළාත් අධ්‍යාපන ක්ෂේත්‍රය සම්බන්ධ කච්ඡාවක් පෙබරවාරි 23 දින උතුරු මැද පළාත් සභා ශ්‍රවණාගාරායේ දී පැවැත්විණ.

උතුරුමැද පළාතේ පළමු වසරට ඇතුලත් වන දරු� MORE >>

A meeting between the Vice Chairman of the Enterprise and Investment Council, Lord Swire, and Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was held at Parliament on February 22.

The discussions focused on investment opportunities in Sri Lanka, with particular emphasis on key sectors including automobile manufacturing and assembly, the energy sector, and fishing boat manufacturing.

Prime Minister Amarasuriya highlighted that the 2025 Budget places significant emphasis on promoting and protecting industries and supporting entrepreneurs.

Also present at the meeting were Mr. Sunil Handunnetti, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Mrs. Pamela Anne O’Leary, Member of the Enterprise and MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized that special attention will be given to the higher education of children with special needs under the supervision of the Ministry of Education.

She made this statement during a meeting held in Parliament on February 22 with representatives from various institutions advocating for the disabled community to discuss strategies for enhancing educational opportunities for individuals with special needs.

During the meeting, the representatives presented a comprehensive proposal developed in line with local and international standards. The proposal addressed several key areas, including strengthening the rights of people with special needs, improving the quality of educ MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the government is committed to safeguarding businesses and providing the necessary support for their development.

She made these remarks while addressing the "National Industrial Excellence Awards 2024," organized by the Industrial Development Board, held on February 21 at the Eagle Lakeside Hotel, Colombo.

During the ceremony, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya presented awards to the three best national industry brands of 2024:

• JBRICKS PVT LTD – Small-scale category
• SINGHE Furniture Manufacturer PVT LTD – Medium-scale category
• EARTHFOAM PVT LTD – Large-scale category

In her address, Prime Ministe MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that innovation is a crucial element in the discussion on how to create a proud future. The Prime Minister made this statement on the 21st while participating in the closing ceremony of the 2025 Innovation Islands Summit.

The Innovation Islands Summit 2025, jointly organized by the Observer Research Foundation—an India-based global think tank—and the Capital Maharaja Group, was held at the ITC Ratnadeepa Hotel in Colombo on February 20–21. Diplomatic representatives and officials from nearly 50 countries participated in the summit.

Expressing her views further, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated:

"Today, the world is at a crucial junct MORE >>

Mr. Mathew Verghis, World bank Regional Director for Prosperity in South Asia, met with Mr. Pradeep Saputhanthri, Secretary to the Prime Minister, at the Prime Minister’s Office. Discussions focused on Sri Lanka’s current economic outlook, ongoing reforms, and potential areas for enhanced collaboration between the world bank and the Government of Sri Lanka.

During the discussions, the World Bank delegation expressed appreciation for the progress made in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process and commended the government’s recent budget speech - 2025 as a positive step towards economic recovery. They underscored the importance of effective policy implementation and highlighted the Prime Minister’s O MORE >>

Ms. Helena McLeod, Deputy Director General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Parliament of Sri Lanka on the 20th February.

The meeting provided an opportunity for both parties to engage in constructive discussions on key areas of cooperation, particularly in advancing green economic development and sustainability initiatives in Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister Amarasuriya welcomed Ms. McLeod and her delegation, expressing appreciation for GGGI’s continued support toward promoting sustainable growth in the country. The discussions focused several crucial topics, including the role of sustainable financing mechanisms MORE >>

Dr. Abdulla Khaleel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, today at the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Discussions focused on further strengthening the longstanding bilateral relations between the Maldives and Sri Lanka, emphasizing the historical ties and mutual interests that continue to underpin their diplomatic engagement.

Minister Khaleel commended Sri Lanka for its remarkable progress in economic recovery and expressed confidence in the country’s resilience. Both leaders acknowledged the pivotal role of the tourism sector in their respective economies and explored potential avenues to enhance cooperation in promoting t MORE >>

Dr. Surendrakumar Bagde, Director General of the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) and Head of the Indian delegation, paid a courtesy call to Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Sri Lankan Parliament on February 18, 2025.

The discussion centered on initiating a collaborative capacity-building programme for Sri Lankan civil servants, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between NCGG and the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA).

The meeting focused on enhancing the professional capabilities of Sri Lanka’s civil servants to ensure more effective, efficient, and citizen-centric public service delivery. Prime Minister Dr. Amara MORE >>

A special program organized by the Organ Transplant Unit of Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital in commemoration of National Organ Donation Day was held at the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital on February 18, with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

National Organ Donation Day is observed annually on February 18, and this year marks the seventh consecutive commemoration of this significant occasion.

As part of the program, the Prime Minister paid tribute to organ donors by lighting a ceremonial lamp at the memorial plaque dedicated to them within the hospital premises.

Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated:

"I extend my  MORE >>

This was stated by Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya in Parliament.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said in Parliament today (18) that teacher transfers are implemented only by the Teacher Transfer Board and there is no political influence involved.

Responding to a question raised by the opposition, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya further elaborated as follows:

Zonal Education Directors have been informed through a letter to temporarily assign surplus teachers from provincial and national schools according to the vacancies existing in national and provincial schools.

We are working to fill the vacancies based on subject requirements. We plan to fill the available va MORE >>

The allocated funds for improving the standard of education in the country are as follows:

* It has been proposed to increase the meal allowance for preschool children from Rs. 60 to Rs. 100 per meal to enhance their nutritional intake, with an allocation of Rs. 1,000 million for this initiative.

* An allocation of Rs. 80 million has been proposed for the development of selected Early Childhood Development Centers.

* A sum of Rs. 100 million has been proposed to increase the existing allowance for preschool teachers by Rs. 1,000, in recognition of their dedicated service.

* Rs. 100 million has been allocated for improving school infrastructure, while an additional Rs. 135 million h MORE >>