Born in Thambuththegama in North Central Province, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the 55 year old leader of National People’s ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new president, after his swearing-in ...

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (Sep 23) said he hoped to broaden cooperation with Sri Lanka under his Belt ...

The people of Sri Lanka have spoken. In a historic moment, Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as the nation’s ...

Marxist-leaning politician says he understands the complex challenges facing Sri Lanka and will work to meet people’s hopes.

Yet many Sri Lankans continue to demand fundamental change. It is not only swingeing austerity that angers them: they are ...

India will also show a willingness to work with the new leader and expand bilateral ties, especially as it deals with an ...

The new president's first challenge will be to steady the economy amid "anxieties felt by business and financial groups about ...

In Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as president today, becoming the country’s first leftist leader. He won ...

The outgoing Sri Lankan government had signed an agreement in secret for the Indian conglomerate Adani to build a wind farm ...

The growing support for Dissanayake, a center-left politician who ran on transparency and the working class, is a reflection ...

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political ...