Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin has written to India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar to speak to the Lankan ...

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

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated his newly-elected Sri Lankan counterpart Anura Kumara ...

T he victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist-Leninist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP, People’s Liberation ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake rose from a humble background to the pinnacle of leadership in Sri Lanka, presenting ...

Left-wing politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's 10th president on Sept. 22, marking the end of the ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, ...

The 55-year-old candidate has been boosted by his promises of tough anti-corruption measures and bigger welfare schemes.

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has won Sri Lanka's presidential election following a historic second ballot count.

As the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a left-wing marxist political party, Dissanayak has framed himself as a man of the people, a fresh face, and a new direction ...