Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's tenth president by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya on Monday. With this, Dissanayake has officially become the first Marxist ...

Sampath Thuyacontha was yesterday appointed as the new Defence Secretary. The appointment was made by President Anura Kumara ...

Sri Lankan dollar bonds fell sharply on Monday as investors worry an election win by Anura Kumara Dissanayake could see him revisit the terms of the country's International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout ...

Marxist-leaning politician says he understands the complex challenges facing Sri Lanka and will work to meet people’s hopes.

Yet many Sri Lankans continue to demand fundamental change. It is not only swingeing austerity that angers them: they are ...

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

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a left-leaning leader, is Sri Lanka's new president after the country witnessed first election ...

India will also show a willingness to work with the new leader and expand bilateral ties, especially as it deals with an ...

Dissanayake’s win dealt a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis ...

The new president's first challenge will be to steady the economy amid "anxieties felt by business and financial groups about ...

Sri Lanka swore in Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the nation's president on Monday, a member of the Marxist group People's ...

In Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as president today, becoming the country’s first leftist leader. He won ...