Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's tenth president by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya on Monday. With this, Dissanayake has officially become the first Marxist ...

Sri Lankan dollar bonds fell sharply on Monday as investors worry an election win by Anura Kumara Dissanayake could see him ...

The Spices and Allied Products Producers’ and Traders’ Association (SAPPTA) yesterday extended its congratulations to ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during his speech after he was declared elected as the President at the Election ...

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 ...

Sri Lanka’s first leftist president was sworn in to office Monday and vowed to restore public faith in politics, but said he ...

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 ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a party that attempted insurrection twice and ...

Dissanayake’s dramatic victory can be attributed to his promise to revive the fragile economy and root out corruption ...