Since Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected in September 2024, he has made four state visits. First to India, then to China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Vietnam.

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activists blindfolded the statue of Cornell founder A.D White and hung banners – then shared the footage and photos globally through social media. Following the act of protest, Cornell police ...

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 ...

Photos: Kandiyohi County residents protest SAVE Act A photo gallery from the voters rally in support of voting rights on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Willmar. Organizers say recent legislation ...

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.

Gunaratnam’s reference to “socialism” is just so much holiday speechifying—talking about the struggle for socialism, while engaging day-to-day in futile protest politics and hobnobbing ...

At least 12 persons have been reported to have been arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) since the swearing in of the new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on September 23 ...

Seven months after coming to power, Sri Lankan ruling Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna/National People’s Power (JVP/NPP) of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ... not voting or a protest vote against ...

Sri Lanka’s local government elections on May 6 have thrown up interesting results. Although the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) achieved a decisive victory by winning 266 out of 339 ...

It was announced after a meeting in Sri Lanka between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and World Bank Group President Ajay Banga—marking the first visit by a Bank President in two decades and ...