President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Colombo International Book Fair which was held at the BMICH. (File Photo) The astrologer looked up with amazement and told Anura’s mother “Your son ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election, securing 42.31 per cent of the vote, according to official results announced Sunday. The 55-year-old leader of ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake who was a short lived cabinet minister in 2004-05 is now the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka When the P-TOMS agreement came into being the JVP demanded that the ...

The election results â which surprised observers worldwide have declared victory for Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna or the JVP's ...

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 ...

The SLPP success at the 2018 local authority election was an inspiration to Anura. Local authority elections were due in 2022. The JVP led NPP decided to follow the SLPP approach. Party branches ...

Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the country doesn't want to be sandwiched, especially between China ...

Colombo, Sri Lanka – It was an unlikely invitation from the Indian government. In early February, Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

The US and India congratulated him earlier Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused ...