A Buddhist delegation arrived in Sri Lanka today (28) to formally inform the President of Sri Lanka and the Government regarding the 2026 International Vesak Celebration to be held in Texas, United States.

A Buddhist delegation arrived in Sri Lanka today (28) to formally inform the President of Sri Lanka and the Government regarding the 2026 International Vesak Celebration to be held in Texas, United States.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya made these remarks while addressing the SIRHA BOCUSE D'OR Sri Lanka 2025 awarding ceremony, held on July 27 at the Cinnamon Life Hotel, Colombo.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Mrs. P.A.G. Fernando as the Chief Secretary of Uva Province, effective immediately.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived at Velana International Airport this morning (28), marking the start of his state visit to the Maldives.
At the invitation of the President of the Maldives, Dr Mohamed Muizzu, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake departed the country this morning (28) for an state visit to the Maldives.
The President's Fund will award a grant of one hundred thousand rupees each to 360 A-Level students from the Eastern Province who excelled across all subject streams.
A proper dialogue about this transformation must take place within society.
Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, the most senior Supreme Court Justice, was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Sri Lanka this morning (27) at the Presidential Secretariat, before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Eastern Province ceremony of the President’s Fund A/L Excellence Awards organized to recognize district-level top achievers of the 2023/2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination will be held tomorrow (27) at 9:00 a.m. at the Swami Vipulananda Faculty of Fine Arts in Batticaloa.
The Eastern Provincial Workshop, part of a series of specialized training programs aimed at decentralizing the functions of the President's Fund, was held today (26) at the Batticaloa District Secretariat.
A delegation of British Parliamentarians visited the Presidential Secretariat yesterday afternoon (25).
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attended the inaugural session of the Annual General Meeting of the Global Federation of Sri Lankan Business Councils (GFSLBC), held this morning (25) at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo.


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