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.

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

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political ...

Uditha Devapriya and Umesh Moramudali on Sri Lanka’s ongoing political realignment.

The ambassadors, high commissioners, and representatives from Cuba, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and Canada also called on the President ... week and call on newly elected President Anura ...

Referring to NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s victory at the 21 Sept. presidential election, Fernando said that ...

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA -- Marxist politician 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 ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s tenth president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading ...