Sri Lanka has entered a new era with the swearing-in of its ninth president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, popularly known as AKD ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken oath as Sri Lanka’s new President. In his address after taking the oath, President ...

In a historic shift for Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party has ascended to the presidency. It marks a major change in the country’s political ...

Hoping for change, Sri Lanka has elected its first leftist president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the National People's Power ...

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

On September 21, over 5.5 million Sri Lankans voted for an ‘untried but trusted’ political leader to lead them through one of ...

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 ...

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

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday took oath as Sri Lanka's new president and said he will usher in a ...