“They’re trampling on our graves with their boots,” said Kavitha, a Tamil woman, as the torrential rain lashing our faces washed away her tears. Standing barefoot and ankle-deep in mud at the site of a former cemetery in Visuvamadu, Sri...

Introducing a fresh and constructive value system is essential for the nation’s progress. The Success of the “Clean Sri Lanka” Program Relies on Active Public Participation Active engagement and support from the general public are critical to achieving the goals...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake President Anura Kumara Dissanayake highlighted the critical challenge of transforming Sri Lanka’s public service into an efficient state mechanism. He pointed out that the newly appointed committee tasked with reviewing state institutions would make decisions without...

“We will not allow the trust the people have placed in us to be undermined in any way,” stated President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a meeting with the heads of state media today (13).He further emphasised, “Regardless of their status...

I think the recent people’s mandate has clearly demonstrated society’s aspirations to all of us. On several occasions, the mandate by the people of our country has been conveyed in different ways. On some occasions, it has been given in...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Parliamentarians from the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) today (04) at the Presidential Secretariat. During the discussion, the ITAK MPs brought to the President’s attention the longstanding challenges faced by the people in the...

I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who supported and worked tirelessly to grant the National People’s Power (NPP) a strong mandate. There is no division between groups of people be it those who are happy and those...

The Presidential Secretariat has noted recent media reports claiming that the security of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been reduced. The Presidential Secretariat states that all those reports are false and confirms that it has provided him with the benefits...