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

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

JAFFNA: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who addressed his first public meeting in Jaffna since coming to ...

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday (Nov 10) vowed to return land currently controlled by state agencies ...

Sri Lanka’s newly elected executive president Anura Kumara Dissanayake is in a sense the red or leftist star that has risen over Sri Lanka now. Dissanayake known popularly as Anura and AKD ...

Dissanayake, popularly known as AKD, polled 1.27 million votes more than nearest rival and main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe finished third.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake known popularly as Anura and AKD became the new JVP leader What was remarkable about the leadership change was the smooth , non-confrontational manner in which it was done ...

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

Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the National People's Power leads Sri Lanka's presidential election with a significant margin, securing 58% of postal votes. Voter turnout is at nearly 75% ...

Chinese president Xi Jinping congratulated Dissanayake, saying he looks forward to working together. The US and India congratulated him earlier Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in ...

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 ...

The names of JVP stalwarts such as K.D. Lalkantha, Tilvin Silva, Vijitha Herath, Sunil Handunneththi, Bimal Ratnayake and Anura Kumara Dissanayake were bandied about as potential successors.