Dissanayake leads the Marxist-leaning National People’s Power coalition and he appointed a colleague, Harini Amarasuriya, as ...

The repolarisation of Sri Lankan politics presents both opportunities and challenges. On one hand, it offers a chance for ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed Senior Deputy Inspector General Priyantha Weerasuriya as the acting police chief, replacing Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was suspended by the ...

Dissanayake was sworn in on Monday after winning a three-way race that pitted him against former president Ranil ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters ...

On September 22, 2024, the Sri Lankan election authority announced that Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Janatha Vimukthi ...

Dissanayake made clear that the first order of business will be to impose savage International Monetary Fund austerity.

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake is leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent ...

The European Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka (ECCSL) congratulates Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election and inauguration ...

Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the ...

Dissanayake wants to establish a “stable” government with a clear parliamentary majority in order to carry out the harsh ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political ...