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

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake rose from a humble background to the pinnacle of leadership in Sri Lanka, presenting himself as a transformative leader to young voters and those tired of the ...

Dissanayake’s victory, rooted in his image as an agent of change, now faces the reality of governing a nation facing ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a member of parliament since 2000, comes from a working-class family. He was the first from his ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has claimed he has won the Sri Lankan presidential election, riding a wave of ...

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

Sri Lanka's eighth executive president Ranil Wickremesinghe has reflected on his role as a caretaker in a concession ...

Dissanayake, a firebrand Marxist with humble beginnings, emerged as a frontrunner for the Sri Lankan President’s post, ...