It was decided at a meeting today to appoint a special committee under the Presidential Secretariat to investigate corruption at @flysrilankan. It’s about time we made the national carrier accountable and capable of sustaining itself.

"Standing before this memorial and paying our respects is not merely a tribute to the fallen heroes. It is a solemn pledge to prevent the recurrence of conflict and to build a society rooted not in hatred but in brotherhood, love and harmony.". - At the 16th National War Heroes’

I visited Mihindu Seth Madura this morning to meet with our war heroes receiving long-term care. I was deeply moved by their resilience and creativity. I remain committed to ensuring their well-being and dignity are always protected.

I’ve approved the establishment of anti-corruption investigation units in provincial councils to ensure transparency, accountability and efficient use of public funds. Every rupee must serve the people, not bureaucracy or misuse. We owe that to our citizens.

I met with our newly appointed diplomats today and emphasized their vital role in representing Sri Lanka’s political transformation abroad. They must protect the dignity of our missions, support our people overseas and help drive investment, tourism and global trust.

Today, I had the honour of receiving credentials from seven newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Sri Lanka. I warmly welcome them and look forward to strengthening our diplomatic ties with Argentina, Zimbabwe, the Philippines, Israel, Tajikistan, Cambodia and Denmark.

"We are ready to take decisions to turn this around. We are brave enough to take those decisions. Our bravery is not because of our size. We have a legacy of politics that spans eras. We have shown that this party, this government is brave enough, and will unhesitatingly take

60th anniversary celebration of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

Joined the 60th anniversary celebration of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.

60th Anniversary Celebration of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

තිලෝගුරු සම්මා සම්බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේගේ උත්පත්තිය, බුද්ධත්වය හා පරිනිර්වාණය යන ත්‍රිවිධ මංගල්‍යය සිදුවූ වෙසක් පුන් පොහෝ දිනය සමස්ත ලෝකවාසී බෞද්ධ ජනතාවටම ඉතා සුවිශේෂී දිනයකි. සියලු බුද්ධ කාරක ධර්මයන් සපුරා, මාර සේනාව පරාජය කොට, මධ්‍යම ප්‍රතිපදාවෙන් ඥානය දියුණු කර, චතුරාර්ය සත්‍යය.

අද (11) උදෑසන නුවරඑළිය - ගම්පොළ ප්‍රධාන මාර්ගයේ, කොත්මලේ ගැරඬිඇල්ල ප්‍රදේශයේදී සිදු වූ බස් රථ අනතුර පිළිබඳ පුවත ඇසීමෙන් මම මහත් සේ කම්පාවට පත් වීමි. රට තුළ දිනපතා සිදුවන මාර්ග අනතුරු ප්‍රමාණය ඉහළ යාම රජයේ දැඩි අවධානයට යොමුව තිබෙන අතර එම අනතුරු වළක්වා ගැනීම සඳහා ස්ථීර

நுவரெலியா - கம்பளை பிரதான வீதியில் கொத்மலை, கெரண்டியெல்ல பகுதியில் இன்று (11) காலை நடந்த பஸ் விபத்து பற்றிய செய்தியைக் கேட்டு நான் மிகவும் அதிர்ச்சியடைந்தேன். நாட்டில் தினமும் அதிகரித்து வரும் வீதி விபத்துகள் குறித்து அரசாங்கம் அதிக கவனம் செலுத்தியுள்ளது. இதுபோன்ற விபத்துகளைத்

I warmly welcome the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Sparing innocent lives and choosing dialogue over conflict is true statesmanship. As a neighbour and friend, Sri Lanka stands ready to support lasting peace and regional stability through constructive engagement.

Honoured to inaugurate the State Vesak Festival 2025 in Nuwara Eliya, alongside the Maha Nayaka Theros. Under the theme "Associate with noble friends of virtue," we begin a week of spiritual growth and unity. Let’s celebrate Vesak with compassion and wisdom.