Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the inaugural ceremony of the Bachelor of Hotel and Resort Management (Honours) Degree Programme at the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (SLITHM) in Colombo on 27 October 2026. The first batch of the degree programme comprises 65 students.

Addressing the occasion, the Prime Minister stated that the launch of the degree programme marks a historic milestone for SLITHM, reflecting the institution’s evolution from a centre of vocational excellence into a recognised contributor to higher education and professional development in Sri Lanka.

The Prime Minister emphasised that tourism is far more than an economic activity. It serves as a bri MORE >>

The Most Venerable Hantane Dhammagavesi Thero, Rajakiya pandith and Shashtrapathi, founder of the Arathi Spiritual Hermitage in Morawaka, and Chief Incumbent of the three temples and Buddhist institutions namely the Dhamma Vihara Centre in Biyagama, the Dhammanikethana Buddhist Centre in Kotigala, Kegalle, and the Siri Dhammarathana Dhamma Research and Bhikkhu Training Centre in Sinharagama, has been conferred the title of Anunayaka of the Amarapura Sri Sambuddha Sasanodaya Sangha Sabha of the Maha Vihara.

The religious ceremony to confer the Akthaptra was held on 27 October at the Lotus Hall of the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), under the patronage of the Most Venerable Dr. Waskaduwe Mahindawa MORE >>

The Prime Minister participated in the inaugural meeting of Sri Lanka’s Third Mutual Evaluation on Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF), conducted by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG).

Addressing the occasion, the Prime Minister emphasised that the strength of a country’s financial system depends not only on the laws and institutions established but also on their effectiveness, accountability and integrity in practice.

She noted that Sri Lanka’s Third Mutual Evaluation provides an important opportunity to demonstrate the country’s progress in combating financial crime, identify areas requiring fur MORE >>

2026 වසරේදී පළමු වසර සඳහා හඳුන්වා දුන් නව විෂය මාලාව, 2027 වසරේදී දෙවන සහ හයවන වසර සඳහා ද හඳුන්වා දීමට කටයුතු කරන බවත්, නව අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ මඟින් සිසුන්ට දැනුම ලබාදීමට අමතරව ඔවුන්ගේ කුසලතා සංවර්ධනය කරමින් යහපත් හර පද්ධතියකින් යුතු පුරවැසියකු බිහි කිරීමට අපේක්ෂා කරන බවත් අග්‍රාමාත� MORE >>

පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ අධ්‍යාපන නිරීක්ෂණ චාරිකාවක නිරත වූ අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය, ඔක්තෝබර් 24 දින ඓතිහාසික ඉසිපතන විහාරස්ථානයේ උඩගම ශ්‍රී ධම්මානන්ද නාහිමිපාණන් වහන්සේ ඇතුළු මහා සංඝරත්නය බැහැදැකීමට එක්වූවාය.

එහිදී අග්‍රාමාත්‍යතුමිය, නව අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසං� MORE >>

2026.10.24 දින පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ අධ්‍යාපන නිරීක්ෂණ චාරිකාවක නිරත වූ අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය සහ අධ්‍යාපන, උසස් අධ්‍යාපන හා වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය දිඹුලාගල ආරණ්‍ය සේනාසනය වෙත ගොස් ආගමික වතාවත්වල නිරත වූවාය.

එහිදී විහාර මන්දිරය වෙත ගිය අග්‍රාමාත්‍යතුමිය මල් ප� MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, stated that one of the Government’s primary objectives is to build an education system that enables every child to receive the maximum benefits of education. She further noted that, despite the existing economic constraints and challenges, the Government has commenced this process by allocating substantial financial resources to the education sector.

The Prime Minister made these remarks on 24 October 2026 while attending the ceremony to hand over the newly constructed two-storey building at Vijitha Primary School in Polonnaruwa to the students.

Constructed with an investment of approximately Rs. 55 mi MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, stated that a formal procedure is being developed not only to improve infrastructure in schools but also to recruit qualified and skilled personnel into the education system.

The Prime Minister made these remarks on 24 October 2026 while participating in the ceremony to hand over the newly constructed two-storey building at Kadawalawawa Maha Vidyalaya to students.

The Government has invested approximately Rs. 55 million in the construction of this building, which comprises eight primary classrooms. Following the opening ceremony, attended by the Prime Minister, she engaged in a cordial conversation with stud MORE >>

ගුරු වෘත්තිය, හුදෙක් රැකියාවක් ලබා දීම පමණක් නොව, දරුවන්ට ගුණාත්මක අධ්‍යාපනයක් ලබා දීමේ පදනම බැවින් ගුරු සේවයේ ගුණාත්මකභාවය ආරක්ෂා කරගනිමින් නිසි ක්‍රමවේදයට අනුව බඳවා ගැනීම් සිදු කිරීම රජයේ ප්‍රධාන අරමුණ බව අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ආචාර්ය හරිනි අමරසූරිය ප්‍රකාශ කළාය.

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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the passing away of the Most Venerable Kappetiyagoda Siriwimala Anunayaka Thero, who rendered immeasurable service beyond the religious activities and extended his compassion to all people irrespective of race or religion, was an irreparable loss to Sri Lankan society as a whole.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while attending the funeral ceremony of the Most Venerable Kappetiyagoda Siriwimala Anunayaka Thero, Anunayaka of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya and Chief Incumbent of the Rajopawanaramaya Temple in Gatambe, Kandy, 21 October.

The funeral ceremony of the Anunayaka Thero was held with full state honours at the Gatambe Grounds in Kandy.

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The Navaratri Puja, organised within the premises of the Sri Lankan Parliament to symbolise the country’s multi-religious harmony, was ceremonially held on 20 October with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Speaker of Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.

The annual Navaratri Puja was organised this year by the Parliament of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs of the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.

The Navaratri festival commenced with the performance of religious rituals and were further entertained by several devotional dance performances.

Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Dr. H MORE >>

The tragedy that befell Kavanthissa must never be repeated; Environmental laws will be enforced equally against everyone

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government was deeply saddened by the unfortunate death of the Tusker Kavanthissa, a national treasure who sustained severe injuries from gunshot wounds. She emphasised that environmental laws would be strictly enforced against those responsible for environmental crimes, without discrimination or favouritism.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while addressing the Presidential Environmental Awards 2026, organised for the 11th time by the Central Environmental Authority under the Ministry of Environment, at the Bandaranaike Memorial Inte MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya presented the revised National Curriculum Framework, issued by the National Institute of Education under the new education reforms, to the Chief Prelate of the Asgiri Chapter, Most Venerable Warakagoda Gnanarathana Thero, and the Anunayake of the Asgiri Chapter, Most Venerable Narampanawa Ananda Thero, on 15 October at the Asgiri Maha Viharaya. The Prime Minister also briefed the prelates on the revised framework.

During the meeting, the Prime Minister stated that the new education reforms would be introduced for Grades 2 and 6 from 2027. She further noted that teacher training and new teacher recruitment were scheduled to take place in November.

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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that Cyclone Ditwah was one of the most severe and challenging natural disasters Sri Lanka had faced in recent history, and assured that the Government would not abandon any affected family until they were able to stand on their own feet again.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while participating in a programme held at the Kandy City Hall today (15 October) to distribute land deeds and financial assistance cheques to people affected by Cyclone Ditwah in the Kandy District.

The disaster affected 195,271 people belonging to 58,753 families in the Kandy District, while 7,941 families required permanent resettlement. Accordingly, arrangements are being made to fac MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that while a country develops its roads, buildings and economy, the inner lives of its people must also be enriched through aesthetics, culture and creativity. Development cannot be measured solely by improvements in physical resources, and the empathy and the appreciation of the arts is a key aspiration of the new era of renaissance.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while inaugurating the ’Aluth Wessa’ Cultural Festival and Exhibition, organised jointly by the Kandy District Secretariat, the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Kandyan Cultural Center on 15 October at the Kandy District Secretariat.

During the event, the Prime Minister also presented awar MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the development of digital infrastructure, together with human-centred skills development, is essential to achieving Sri Lanka’s national ambition of building a USD 15 billion digital economy.

The Prime Minister made these remarks at the 44th National Information Technology Conference (NITC 2026), held in Colombo on 14 October to coincide with the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL).

Addressing the occation, the Prime Minister further stated that, under the Government’s key digitalisation initiatives, the GovPay platform for digital government payments had successfully facilitated transactions exceeding Rs. 2 billi MORE >>

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with H.E. D. M. Salahuddin Mahmud, High Commissioner of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka, at Temple Trees on 14 October.

Welcoming the High Commissioner, the Prime Minister appreciated the longstanding and cordial relations between the two countries.

During the meeting, the High Commissioner expressed his appreciation to the Government of Sri Lanka for the support extended to Bangladesh.

Discussions focused on opportunities to further strengthen bilateral trade and investment relations, with particular attention to enhancing cooperation in the agricultural sector. Both sides also exchanged views on the importance of renewable energy  MORE >>