The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which has sole authority to print currency in the island nation, told AFP it had not released ...

In the history of the JVP, Dissanayake has played a particular role in its jettisoning of socialistic demagogy and ...

Uditha Devapriya and Umesh Moramudali on Sri Lanka’s ongoing political realignment.

Sri Lanka’s newly elected executive president Anura Kumara Dissanayake is in a sense the ... membership in the pre-dominantly Tamil and Muslim regions of the Northern and Eastern Provinces.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake , though not securing a 50%+1 vote ... In this backdrop, a new political platform for the minorities is emerging. The Tamil, Muslim and upcountry people need to change their ...

Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is tasked with leading ... where the Tamil and Muslim populations are mainly concentrated. "His party has engaged in anti-Tamil activities ...

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 ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives at the election commission office after winning Sri Lankan presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo) ...

The Tamil nationalist parties based in the North and East of Sri Lanka did not support Anura Kumara Dissanayake ... Sinhala and Muslim workers and forced President Gotabhaya Rajapakse to flee ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, now President of Sri Lanka, has assumed control of several key ministries and announced his cabinet appointments. With a focus on eradicating rural poverty and supporting ...

Sri Lanka's newly appointed President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has started to implement ... "Regardless of whether one ...