The new president's first challenge will be to steady the economy amid "anxieties felt by business and financial groups about ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People's Power (NPP) party, greets as he leaves the election commission ...

In the late 1980s, Anura Kumara Dissanayake joined a Marxist-Leninist party that sought to assassinate Sri Lanka’s leaders ...

Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn in to office Monday vowing to restore public faith in politics but said he had ...

Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's President on Monday following several years of economic ...

Dissanayake’s win dealt a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis ...

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

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new president, after his swearing-in ...

Amid a change of guard in Sri Lanka, many former Indian diplomats on Monday said the results of the presidential election in ...

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (Sep 23) said he hoped to broaden cooperation with Sri Lanka under his Belt ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis ...