Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, 56, is Sri Lanka’s second president from a humble background. His father was a farm labourer. With ...

Outgoing President Ranil Wickremesinghe has suffered a major defeat in Sri Lanka's general elections. Left leader Anura ...

Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka's presidential election but is ...

Rescue workers are searching for at least six people missing after heavy rain pounded Japan's north central region of Noto, ...

Dissanayake, head of the once-fringe Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, has clinched Sri Lanka’s presidency, turning the page on ...

Chennai: For the first time in the country’s history since Executive Presidency came into being, Sri Lankan Presidential ...

ECONOMYNEXT –Early results of Sri Lanka’s ninth presidential poll held on Saturday showed Marxists Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna ...

The first postal vote result is likely to be out before midnight, Sri Lanka's Election Commission announced after the conclusion of voting in the Presidential election, on Saturday.

National People's Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake seems set to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president on ...

Today, The New York Times Magazine published one of the most ambitious stories in its long history — an account of a Russian ...

The election was crucial as Sri Lanka seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis ...