The election was crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting ...

Dissanayake was born in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. He completed his primary education at Thambuththegama Central College and ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist president-elect on Sunday invited his compatriots to help him "rewrite" history in the cash-strapped island nation after winning a vote coloured by discontent over an unprecedented ...

Sri Lanka on Sunday elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning politician, as its new president, placing faith in ...

The Marxist-leaning Dissanayake was declared the winner in the tightly-contested Sri Lankan presidential election, which went ...