The Marxist lawmaker who won Sri Lanka’s presidency faces a key challenge in how to balance ties with his country’s two most ...

The family of murdered Sri Lanka journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge appealed on Tuesday to the island's new president to ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has won Sri Lanka's presidential election following a historic second ballot count.

Voters who earlier backed other candidates and the usual smaller number from the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) contributed ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered his broad leftist coalition as the best hope for a different political culture, one not ...

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday said his party will contest the upcoming General Election, but it will not join a proposed alliance ...

The 55-year-old candidate has been boosted by his promises of tough anti-corruption measures and bigger welfare schemes.

The killing shone a light on human rights violations in Sri Lanka under President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Gotabaya's elder brother. Wickrematunge case has been seen as emblematic of the island's ...

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political ...

As the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a left-wing marxist political party, Dissanayak has framed himself as a man of the people, a fresh face, and a new direction ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage of some of his rivals, but his leftist anti-poverty policies and ...