Anura Kumara Dissanayake took the lead in early opinion polls before he was declared the winner of Sri Lanka’s election.

By Amarasiri de Silva The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election is considered a watershed moment for several key reasons. One of the most significant aspects is the peaceful transfer of power from a ...

THE island nation’s first left­ist president has been sworn into office, vowing to restore public faith in politics after ...

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

Sri Lanka swore in Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the nation's president on Monday, a member of the Marxist group People's ...

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn into office Monday vowing to restore public faith in politics but ...

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

The election came as the country seeks to recover from a severe economic crisis that led to shortages of essentials such as ...

Colombo, Sri Lanka - September 21, 2024 Independent presidential candidate and President Ranil Wickramasinghe casts his vote ...

The family of murdered Sri Lanka journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge appealed on Tuesday to the island's new president to ...

The election held Saturday is crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval.

Sunday’s election saw Dissanayake defeat incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe, who had been appointed by parliament to serve out ...