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 ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has issued a condolence message on the passing away of Pope Francis. “It is with deep sorrow that I extend my heartfelt condolences on the passing of His Holiness ...

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ordered a police probe into the release from prison of a convicted criminal under a purported pardon from him, a statement from his office ...

Colombo, June 10 (Daily Mirror) - President Anura Kumara Dissanayake departed Sri Lanka a short while ago for a three-day official visit to Germany, scheduled from June 11 to 13, 2025.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of Sri Lanka gestures while giving a speech during the May Day rally organized by the National People's Power Party in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 1, 2025.

Secretary to the Treasury Mahinda Siriwardena, will retire at the end of this month. Following his retirement, Siriwardena will assume duties as an Alternate Executive Director of the Asian ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has withdrawn the nomination of Court of Appeal Judge M. T. Mohamed Lafar to the Supreme Court, amidst an intense controversy in legal circles over the nomination at ...

The revisions must prescribe far more stringent safeguards for the issuance of presidential pardons. That will obviate ‘mistaken’ inclusion of pardons of persons convicted of serious crimes if the ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced today that Sri Lanka aims to make the ongoing IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) the final program it will enter with the International Monetary Fund. He ...

189. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has assured all taxpayers that their tax monies will be secure and protected under his Government. Addressing the “Badhu Shakthi” (Strength Through Taxes) ...

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake [Photo: Lankatruth/JVP website ]. The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna/National People’s Power (JVP/NPP) government, headed by President Anura Kumara ...