The main reason for worrying about Mr Dissanayake is not that he is a zealot. It is that he has little experience in ...

Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that he will soon resume discussions with the International Monetary ...

Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Wednesday that he plans to begin negotiations with the ...

Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake said he plans to start discussions with the International Monetary Fund as ...

COLOMBO, (REUTERS) – Sri Lanka’s leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on September 23, promising ...

Sri Lanka's new president called on Wednesday for restarting talks with the IMF "immediately" over a $2.9 billion bailout that threw a lifeline to his bankrupt country but imposed painful austerity.

Sri Lanka's top immigration official was arrested Wednesday for failing to heed a court order to reverse a contract that outsourced visa processing to an India-based consortium.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's victory marks a significant shift in Sri Lanka's political landscape. As Dissanayake ...

Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is emerging from its ...

Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday to elect the South Asian nation’s 10th president in the first election since the catastrophic 2022 economic crisis that saw the country default on its loans.

National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake seems set to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president on Sunday (September 22, 2024) with an impressive show in the ...