During President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to Beijing ... stand the chance of forming administrations in a secret ballot if required. It has triggered horse trading in politics where ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake himself doubled down on this message when ... The vote can be either an open vote or a secret ballot depending on what the majority of members want. Someone has to ...

COLOMBO, (REUTERS) – Sri Lanka’s leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on September 23, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake speaks during a public rally ahead of parliamentary election, in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, Nov. 11, 2024 (AP photo by Eranga Jayawardena). Click to share on ...

The so-called “Anura wave”—a reference to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the NPP’s campaign strategy—had been heavily promoted in recent months, particularly in the Tamil North and ...

“Grief knows no ethnicity”, Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said, as he vowed to ensure “lasting peace” and build a society “anchored in justice”. Mr. Dissanayake ...

UN estimates put the figure at 40,000. Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), which itself led violent uprisings against the Sri Lankan government in the ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has begun to sound just like his predecessors, who succumbed to the arrogance of power and alienated the public. He has declared that he is ready to do everything in ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressing the 16th War Heroes’ Commemoration Ceremony yesterday said the event is not merely a remembrance of the war’s conclusion, but also a pledge to unite all ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this week said he had information that drug traffickers funded local government councillors who have been elected at this month's polls and asked Police to ...

While in Colombo, Mr Peters held discussions with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath. Mr Peters’ visit is the first by a ...