Monthly Archive: May 2025

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized that a nation’s progress relies on the productive efforts of its citizens. The official launch of the National Productivity Awards Competition 2025/2026 took place yesterday at Temple Trees’...

Sri Lanka Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, J.A.D.S. Priyangika Wijegunasekara, recently visited the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) in Amman to explore potential cultural exchanges between Sri Lanka and Jordan. The...

As part of the second phase of the luxury vehicle auction conducted by the Presidential Secretariat, 26 vehicles, including both luxury and decommissioned models, are set to be auctioned tomorrow (15). All the vehicles...

The “Vesak Bhakti Gee Saraniya” (Vesak Bakthi Ghee recital) started at 6:30 p.m. yesterday (12) at the Presidential Secretariat. The event runs alongside the Buddha Rashmi Vesak Zone, co-organized by the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple,...

It is a privilege to share my Vesak day message with all citizens of the nation during this sacred period when the Buddhist community across Sri Lanka unites to honor the Lord Buddha, with...

A grant of Rs. 1 million from the President’s Fund will be provided for each person who lost their life in the Kotmale bus accident. President Anura Kumara Disanayake has instructed that Rs. 1...

The State Vesak Festival for the Buddhist Year 2569 began today (10) at the International Buddhist Centre Temple in Nuwara Eliya, attended by the Most Venerable Maha Nayaka Theros of the Three Nikayas and...

The first Augustinian Pope, Leo XIV, is the second Roman Pontiff—after Pope Francis—from the Americas. Unlike Jorge Mario Bergoglio, however, the 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost is from the northern part of the continent, though...

A meeting regarding the upcoming series of religious events at Sithulpawwa and Tissamaharama Raja Maha Viharayas took place today (08) at the Presidential Secretariat, led by Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake....

Showers or thundershowers are expected in several locations across Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, Southern, and Eastern provinces as well as in Polonnaruwa district after 1:00 p.m. Some areas may experience fairly heavy rainfall exceeding...