That conflict, between the Tamil Tiger rebels and the Sri Lankan state, erupted in 1983. The Tigers eventually had vast areas ...

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

Dissanayake pledged to change the island's "corrupt" political culture. The nation's battered economy took centre stage ...

Sri Lanka’s upcoming presidential election has become a referendum on a $3 billion International Monetary Fund loan program ...

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

“100 % sure.” That is what Anura Kumara Dissanayake, opposition legislator from Colombo, said days before the September 21 ...

In a historic first, Sri Lanka's presidential election on Sunday went into a second round of counting after no candidate ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the left-wing leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), has won the 2024 Sri Lanka ...

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Dissanayake is the leader of the historically anti-India Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). Sri Lanka's election commission ...

Sri Lanka's presidential election has progressed to a second round of counting for the first time, as no candidate reached ...

The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader's campaign was built on sweeping reforms, tackling corruption and ensuring economic relief. In short, Dissanayake offered a political revolution ...