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

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

In a historic election, Sri Lankans have chosen Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-Leninist politician, to lead their crisis-hit country. While it is not very usual for political paradigm shifts ...

The names of JVP stalwarts such as K.D. Lalkantha, Tilvin Silva, Vijitha Herath, Sunil Handunneththi, Bimal Ratnayake and Anura Kumara Dissanayake were bandied about as potential successors.

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday (November 10, 2024) assured Tamils that their land —currently held by state agencies — will be returned by his government.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake known popularly as Anura and AKD became the new JVP leader What was remarkable about the leadership change was the smooth , non-confrontational manner in which it was done ...

Focus on Reorganizing Schools to Make Educational Reforms Accessible and Effective for Every Child President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the need to rebuild Sri Lanka’s education system in ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake. While Dissanayake did not secure a simple majority during the first round of counting for the presidential race, he led with 42.3 per cent in the second round.

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 shortly ...