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 ...

There has been criticism regarding the conduct of the President’s Media Division. This statement was originally published on fmmsrilanka.lk on 3 June 2025.. It has come to light that photojournalist ...

Tamils commemorating loved ones lost or ‘disappeared’ during the civil war are still waiting for answers.

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 Dutertes remain deeply committed to China, but in Sri Lanka, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has seemingly reached out to New Delhi despite his party’s traditional ties to Beijing. He ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka’s ringing claim during the National People’s Power (NPP) May Day rally at the Galle Face Green this Thursday that his Government had ‘established the Rule of Law in ...

“Today, to be honoured with the Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushan award by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake – it is not an honour to me but to 140 crore (1400 million) Indians. It shows the historical ...

The state visit of His Excellency President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to China deepened the longstanding friendship between the two nations and further strengthened bilateral ties, as both sides ...

President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, Jan 15, 2025.

Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and his National People’s Power coalition have made powerful references to charting a more sustainable growth path.

Anura Bandaranaike The new millennium in 2000 witnessed what was then the rare spectacle of both government and opposition electing a consensus candidate as Speaker. That singular honour went to ...