Anura Kumara Dissanayake, widely known as AKD, emerged as a transformative leader in Sri Lanka. He was elected as president, ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has been elected as Sri Lanka's next President after the first elections since the country's ...

In that discussion, I pointed out the basis on which the Election Commission took such an action that seemed to obstruct freedom of speech and freedom of ... for the presidential election. Anura ...

The 55-year-old Dissanayake heads the National People’s Power (NPP) alliance, which includes his Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna ...

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

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake launched the Party’s election manifesto today with a pledge to abolish the executive presidency, enact a new constitution and punish the corrupt. Here are ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka on Sunday won the presidential election in Sri Lanka defeating incumbent Ranil ...

Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW) has been with the Parliament for about 47 years. Without support from the voters, he became ...

As we have discussed in a previous article, the 9th Presidential election which is being held today is different from the ...

Stay tuned to ET for the latest updates on PM Modi's visit to the U.S. In ... Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular ...

Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, congratulated president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his recent ...