I am delighted to learn that the Sri Lankan National Netball Team, currently competing in the 13th Asia Cup Netball Tournament in Bangalore, India, has reached the final by overcoming a formidable Hong Kong team in the semi-finals.

Qualifying for the final for the seventh consecutive time is a testament to their dedication and outstanding sportpersonship.

Today, our national champions will face the finals, and I am hopeful that our talented team, who claimed the Asian Cup for Sri Lanka in the previous tournament, will once again show the strength and resilience needed to bring the cup home.

Dr.Harini Amarasuriya
Prime Minister
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

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A meeting between the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and the representatives of the Principals’ Service Union was held yesterday (25) at the Prime Minister’s Office.

The representatives of the Principals’ Service Union, who engaged in a discussion with the Prime Minister regarding the problems in the Principals’ Service, drew the attention of the Prime Minister to the issues that have not been resolved yet.

Secretary to the Prime Minister Mr. Pradeep Saputhanthri, and representatives including President of the Principals’ Service Union Sunil Premathilaka, Secretary Selvaraja Kogulan participated in this event.

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සමස්ථ ලංකා වෛද්‍ය නිලධාරීන්ගේ සංගමයේ (ACMOA) නියෝජිතයින් සහ අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය අතර සාකච්ඡාවක් පසුගියදා අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය කාර්යාලයේදී පැවැත්විණි.

මෙහිදි සෞඛ්‍ය සේවාව ඩිජිටල්කරණය කිරීම ඇතුළු වෛද්‍යවරුන්ගේ සහ සෞඛ්‍ය සේවාවේ පවතින ගැටළු සම්බන්ධයෙන් සමස්ථ ලංකා වෛද්‍ය MORE >>

25th of October, the Ambassador of Türkiye to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Semih Lütfü Turgut, paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’s Office. Dr. Amarasuriya conveyed her heartfelt condolences to the Ambassador Turgut condolences about the recent terrorist attack in the Türkiye. During the discussion, Prime Minister Amarasuriya reaffirmed Sri Lanka’s support and highlighted the value of the longstanding partnership between the two nations.

Ms. Merve Gozde Otlu, First Secretary and Deputy Chief of Mission of the Turkish Embassy, Mr. Mahinda Gunarathna, Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister, and Ms. Shobini K. Gunasekara, Director General of the Europe and North America  MORE >>

A meeting between the representatives of the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) and the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was held on 25.10.2024 afternoon at the Prime Minister’s Office.

The Association of Medical Specialists informed the Prime Minister about the problems faced by specialists working in government hospitals.

A group of members of the Association of Medical Specialists A.D.K.S. Yasawardena, President of the Association of Medical Specialists, and Secretary Gnanasekaram participated in this event.

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A discussion between the representatives of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) and the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was held yesterday (24) afternoon at the Prime Minister’s Office.

The Prime Minister focused her attention on the problems faced by the doctors and the health system and the future plan of the Government Medical Officers’ Association was also presented to the Prime Minister for maintaining good health services.

Dr. Sanjeeva Tennakoon, President of the Government Medical Officers Association, Mr. Prabhath Sugathadasa, Secretary and a group of representatives of the Executive Committee of the Government Medical Officers Association participated in this event.
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රජයේ දන්ත ශල්‍ය වෛද්‍යවරුන්ගේ සංගමය (GDSA) සහ අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය අතර සාකච්ඡාවක් ඊයේ (24) පස්වරුවේ අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය කාර්යාලයේදී පැවැත්විය.

රජයේ දන්ත ශල්‍ය වෛද්‍යවරුන් සහ මුඛ සෞඛ්‍ය සේවාව සෘජුවම මුහුණ දෙන ගැටළු පිළිබඳව මෙහිදී අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරියව දැනුවත් කිරීමට රජයේ දන� MORE >>

The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, held a meeting today (24) with Chief of Defense Staff, General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, and Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at the Prime Minister’s Office.

This meeting marks the first formal discussion between the Prime Minister and the heads of Sri Lanka’s defense forces following her recent appointment.

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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that the government service should be digitalized to streamline the public service and create transparency. The Prime Minister stated this while addressing the National ICT Awards organized in celebration of the 26th anniversary of the Chartered Institute for IT, Sri Lanka, held in Colombo yesterday (23) afternoon.

The Prime Minister, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, commenting at the event that,

Our government has a vision to digitalize Sri Lanka. The country needs a policy based on developing the information and communication technology industry and creating a digital economy.

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Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 23, 2024 –

Ms. Marie-Noëlle Duris, Charge d’Affaires of the French Embassy in Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya yesterday (23) at the Prime Minister’s Office. During the visit, Ms. Duris emphasized France’s enduring friendship and reiterated continued support for Sri Lanka.

During the discussion the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and France was particularly mentioned and areas of cooperation between the two countries were discussed.

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His Excellency Eric Walsh, High Commissioner of Canada to Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy visit to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Prime Minister’s Office today (23). The meeting reaffirmed the longstanding diplomatic ties between the two nations and explored areas for future collaboration.

High Commissioner Walsh, reiterated Canada’s commitment to maintaining strong bilateral relations. Discussions focused on key areas of development, including strengthening Sri Lanka’s social protection system, fostering women’s entrepreneurship, and the importance of the SME sector in the country’s economy.

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Mr. Marc-Andre Franche the UN Resident Coordinator for Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya at her office today. Mr.Franche extended his best wishes to the Prime Minister and reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to assist Sri Lanka in its development Initiatives.

UN offered its support to Sri Lanka’s poverty reduction agenda and digitalisation programme .

The meeting also highlighted the issue of woman empowerment with the UN saying it is keen to assist in the process of empowering women in Sri Lanka.

Also in attendance were Mr. Pradeep Saputhanthri, Secretary to the Prime Minister; Mr. Mahinda Gunarathna, Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister; Ms. MORE >>

Yesterday (18), Her Excellency Carmen Moreno, Ambassador of the European Union to Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy call on the Honorable Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Colombo. The meeting was an opportunity to reaffirm the strong and enduring relationship between the European Union and Sri Lanka, which is built on mutual respect and cooperation.

Prime Minister Dr.Amarasuriya highlighted the importance of the EU’s continued support for the GSP+ trade scheme, which has been instrumental in boosting Sri Lankan exports. The Prime Minister also outlined her government’s vision to attract more foreign investment by eliminating corruption and strengthening institutions such a MORE >>

A meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Mr. Paul Wesley Stephan was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Colombo Yesterday morning (18).

The High Commissioner, extends the good wishes of the Australian government, and then engaged in a discussion on strengthening diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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A meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Mr. Vimlendra Sharan, representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was held Yesterday morning (18) at the Prime Minister’s Office.

Future measures for the development of the agriculture sector in Sri Lanka were discussed at the meeting and attention was drawn to several important aspects of agriculture.

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Takafumi Kadono, the Sri Lanka Director of the Asian Development Bank, met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday (18) for a discussion. The Prime Minister expressed her gratitude for the support provided by the Asian Development Bank for various development projects in Sri Lanka. She conveyed her hopes for continued support from the Bank to help achieve Sri Lanka’s future development goals.

The meeting was attended by Cholpon Mambetova, Head of Sri Lanka Operations for the Asian Development Bank; Herathbanda Jayasundara, Senior Social Development Officer; Udeni Udugahapattua, Director of the Asian Development Bank Division; and Pradeep Saputantri, Prime Minister’s Secretary. MORE >>

A meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and New Zealand High Commissioner Mr. David Gregory Pine was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Colombo this morning (18).

The High Commissioner conveyed the greetings of the New Zealand government to the Prime Minister and also engaged in a discussion on further maintaining the cooperation between the two countries.

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The Sri Lankan national carrom team, which includes players participating in the Carrom World Cup held in the United States of America, met Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’s Office today (18).

Eight athletes along with the team manager will participate representing Sri Lanka in the Sixth Carrom World Cup to be held in San Francisco, California, America from 10th to 17th November 2024.

The Sri Lanka Cricket Institute is providing a financial assistance of 5 million rupees for this tour and its Treasurer Mr. Sujeewa Godaliyadda also participated in this event to symbolically award the same.

Mr. Ranil Abeysinghe is the team manager, and the male players Mohammad Sha MORE >>