Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and his National People’s Power coalition have made powerful references to charting a more sustainable growth path.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake was born in Thambuththegama, Sri Lanka, into a working-class family.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the ...

Anura Dissanayake's NPP coalition has won a decisive victory in Sri Lanka's snap elections, marking a significant shift in the island nation's political landscape. With promises to combat ...

Colombo, October 26: February 2nd 2014 was a red letter day in the life of Anura Kumara Dissanayake. It was on this day that the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna's 17th national convention was held.

This is the fourth part of an extended article focusing on Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. In the first part of this article, the early years of Anura’s eventful ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake's political ideology stands in stark contrast with all his predecessors, and that contrast is well-rooted in as well as reflected in divergent socio-economic policies. The ...

Sri Lanka's new government reconsiders Adani Group's wind power project, facing legal challenges and environmental concerns.

US President Joe Biden and Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake [Photo: AP/Evan Vucci/Facebook Sri Lanka President's Media Division] Biden’s comment has nothing to do with peace ...

Young Anura Dissanayake grew up amid lush paddy fields, ancient irrigation tanks and vegetable plots. Though a typical, happy-go-lucky village boy, besides the childhood pranks, there was a ...

Sri Lanka begins a new chapter under President Anura Dissanayake, though there's some way yet before the country can pull out of an unprecedented economic crisis. Dissanayake faces big challenges ...