The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which has sole authority to print currency in the island nation, told AFP it had not released ...

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

Dissanayake’s indication that he would not pay the proposed salary hike is a clear signal to the IMF that his regime abides ...

(Photo: Xinhua) People wade through floodwater in a street in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, on Oct. 12, 2024. Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to provide immediate ...

None of the four leading presidential candidates—current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe ... The expenses for all media activities—handbills, posters, banners ...

Sri Lanka's new leftist President Anura Kumara ... Next to the photo, a picture of the same meeting room but with an empty ...

Some of the smaller parties, contesting with the major parties, have approached the National People’s Power led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and told him ... be back where I belong” along ...

Sri Lanka's new leftist President Anura Kumara ... Dissanayake had called for better terms, but after two days of talks with an IMF delegation in Colombo, his government said it would honour his ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s ... 2024 7:00 AM iN PHOTOS: One of the smallest, fiercest falcons in Kamloops, Okanagan skies Merlins are fierce ...

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.

Dissanayake, popularly known as AKD, polled 1.27 million votes more than nearest rival and main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe finished third.