Sri Lanka's National People's Power, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, achieved a remarkable victory with a ...

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.

According to the Election Commission results, Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party has won at least 123 ...

Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation ...

Sri Lankans voted Anura Kumara Dissanayake's coalition to a sweeping victory in a snap general election, granting him the legislative power needed to combat poverty and corruption. The National People ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake pledges to return Tamil lands, hold elections, and address key concerns in Sri Lanka.

After Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and National People’s Power (NPP), was elected as Sri Lanka’s president on September 21, the local and ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the 55-year-old leader of the People's Liberation Front, won the presidency with 42.31 percent of the vote in Saturday's election, the commission said. Opposition leader ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, now President of Sri Lanka, has assumed control of several key ministries and announced his cabinet appointments. With a focus on eradicating rural poverty and supporting ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake made these remarks yesterday (16 ... system to ensure that educational reforms are more accessible and effective for all children. Further discussions were held on ...

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 ...