COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, ...

Marxist leader Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president after an election that saw voters reject an old guard ...

Young Anura Dissanayake grew up amid lush paddy fields, ancient irrigation tanks and vegetable plots. Though a typical, happy ...

Caught between domestic desperation and the manacles of foreign debt, Sri Lanka’s Marxist leader and newly elected president ...

A fortnight later, when the votes were counted, Anura won a clear mandate, beating key challengers like Sajith Premadasa of ...

Rajan Philips It is no exaggeration to say that no previous Sri Lankan political leader has achieved what Anura Kumara Dissanayake accomplished this week. His leap from 418,553 (3.16%) in 2019 to ...

Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayake was born on 24 November 1968. His birthplace was Galewala in the Matale ...

Sri Lankans made history by electing Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president in the September 21 ...

The growing support for Dissanayake, a center-left politician who ran on transparency and the working class, is a reflection ...

New president Dissanayake takes oath Prime Minister Gunawardena resigns China, largest bilateral creditor, says it's willing ...

Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president on Monday after an ...