The names of JVP stalwarts such as K.D. Lalkantha, Tilvin Silva, Vijitha Herath, Sunil Handunneththi, Bimal Ratnayake and Anura Kumara Dissanayake ... The JVP did not ask people to vote for ...

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which has sole authority to print currency in the island nation, told AFP it had not released ...

Uditha Devapriya and Umesh Moramudali on Sri Lanka’s ongoing political realignment.

In the history of the JVP, Dissanayake has played a particular role in its jettisoning of socialistic demagogy and ...

President Dissanayake is asking the people to give NPP a mandate to form of a strong government to fulfil the promises made at the presidential election. It has been the political trend till now that ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka--Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake ... showing for Dissanayake, who won just over 3% of votes in a previous presidential election in 2019. His National People’s ...

For that, I need the support of everyone." According to the Election Commission of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake known popularly as Anura and ... The JVP did not ask people to vote for Sirisena but wanted the people to vote against Rajapaksa. Sirisena won. When Parliamentary ...

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri ... country two years ago after its economy hit bottom. Dissanayake is the ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake ... into economic crisis. Dissanayake, 55, who ran as head of the Marxist-leaning National People's Power coalition, defeated ...