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

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political ...

but his leftist policies to help the poor and his stirring speeches have made him a leading candidate in Sri Lanka’s presidential election on Sept 21. Although Mr Dissanayake’s Janatha ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage of some of his rivals, but his leftist anti-poverty policies and pledge to fight corruption handed him victory on Sunday in Sri Lanka's ...

Born in a rural middle-class family in the village of Thambuttegama, 177km (110 miles) from the capital Colombo, in Sri Lanka’s Anuradhapura district, Dissanayake graduated with a science degree ...

National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake seems set to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president on Sunday (September 22, 2024) with an impressive show in the ...

His party, the JVP, twice fought violent battles to overthrow the very Sri Lankan state that he now wants to run. The visitors romp to an eight-wicket win on the fourth day of the third Test at ...

Marxist leader Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president after an election that saw voters reject an old guard ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leaning Dissanayake Promises Change as His Popularity Soars By Sudipto Ganguly and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage ...