Newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday pledged to reinforce democracy through structural reforms and ...

Although he may be ideologically inclined toward China, Dissanayake should be mindful of India’s interests too.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake touted his victory as a ‘fresh start’ for the South Asian nation, two years after it came to the ...

And, Sri Lanka’s new leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won the presidential election on a Marxist platform, riding a wave of ...

The European Union on Monday congratulated Sri Lanka's first leftist president on his election, saying the bloc would continue to support the Indian Ocean island in its path towards economic recovery.

Sri Lankan dollar bonds fell sharply on Monday as investors worry an election win by Anura Kumara Dissanayake could see him revisit the terms of the country's International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake a member of party that espouses Marxist policies centred on protectionism and state intervention ...

The Quad, says China’s foreign minister, is ‘a tool the U.S. uses to contain China and perpetuate U.S. hegemony.’ ...

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 ...

The big talking point of this episode of News Today is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit and the significant ...

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