Sri Lanka’s first leftist president was sworn in to office Monday and vowed to restore public faith in politics, but said he ...

Dissanayake, 55, defeated opposition leader Sajith Premadasa after two rounds of counting in the country's first-ever runoff, ...

Sri Lanka`s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has taken his oath of office, promising to "rewrite history" for a ...

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 ...

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