Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake is well aware that his handling of Sri Lanka’s vulnerable economy will determine his political future. The 55-year-old pro-working class leader has said he will ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that ...

Addressing the Sri Lankan parliament on Friday, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake warned that his Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna/National People’s Power (JVP/NPP) government will stop any attempt to ...

The first count in Saturday’s poll showed Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (pic), the 55-year-old leader of the People’s Liberation Front, on just over 42%. He had a seemingly unassailable lead of ...