The Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with Mr. Julian Hill, M.P., Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs and Assistant Minister for International Education of Australia, on 11 December 2025 at the Ministry of Education, Isurupaya.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the government is taking steps to strengthen local exporters by making trade facilitation, customs procedures, and investment approvals more efficient, and by improving export services.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that accurate data is essential for the post-disaster recovery process of the country, and that a structured mechanism with public participation is needed for efficient data collection.
Thilakawardena Textile (Pvt) Ltd has donated Rs. 25 million to the government’s “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” Fund, established to provide relief to communities affected by the recent Ditwah cyclone.
People's Leasing & Finance PLC has contributed Rs. 7.5 million and People’s Insurance PLC has contributed Rs. 2.5 million to the government’s “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” Fund, established to provide relief to communities affected by the recent Ditwah cyclone.
Diplomats based in Colombo have made a personal contribution of LKR 3.6 million to the government’s “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” Fund, which provides relief to people affected by the recent devastating cyclone.
In a significant gesture to aid those impacted by Cyclone Ditwah, Maga Engineering (Pvt) Ltd has generously contributed LKR 25 million to the government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund.
As part of relief efforts for those affected by Cyclone Ditwah, the Memon Association of Sri Lanka has contributed LKR 20 million to the government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund.
Confidence in Sri Lanka’s Recovery under President Dissanayake’s Leadership
With the intervention of the President’s Fund, the Wijewardane Children’s Home in Panadura has been completely renovated and was returned for use yesterday (10).
The ‘Beyond Recovery’ flagship initiative, organized under the Clean Sri Lanka programme, was launched yesterday (10) in the Badulla district to support the mental health and wellbeing of children and elderly people residing in relief centres following Cyclone Ditwah.
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