President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's promise to hold corrupt officials accountable has fueled his public support.

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

A failure to engage with Tamil demands for justice, accountability, and autonomy will ultimately prevent Dissanayake from ...

Sri Lanka holds a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the South Asian island nation wants to empower its new, ...

"We are open to discuss forming a national unity government with these MPs representing the Tamil and Muslim communities ... President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has in recent weeks, in his campaign ...

This enabled Anura to spearhead a commendable political renaissance of the JVP led NPP. As is well known , Anura Kumara Dissanayake finished first in the presidential election held on 24 September ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake , though not securing a 50%+1 vote ... In this backdrop, a new political platform for the minorities is emerging. The Tamil, Muslim and upcountry people need to change their ...

Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the ...

Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is tasked with leading ... where the Tamil and Muslim populations are mainly concentrated. "His party has engaged in anti-Tamil activities ...

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which has sole authority to print currency in the island nation, told AFP it had not released banknotes featuring the image of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

Sri Lanka elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on ... But this time around, it has begun to gain followers ...