Under normal circumstances, the victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Sri Lanka's presidential election would have been ...

Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician, has taken a commanding lead in Sri Lanka's presidential election. The ...

Tamils form 12% of the country's 22 million population, but have long been electorally sidelined, as most candidates belong ...

STORY: Tamils in Sri Lanka have little hope that Saturday's (September 21) presidential election will improve their lot. This ...

Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country ...

Sajith Premadasa, the leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition party, is a frontrunner in Saturday's presidential election and a ...

Dissanayake’s victory, rooted in his image as an agent of change, now faces the reality of governing a nation facing ...

Dissanayake, head of the once-fringe Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, has clinched Sri Lanka’s presidency, turning the page on ...

The Hindu’s profile on Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the winner of the Sri Lankan Presidential election 2024, ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a member of parliament since 2000, comes from a working-class family. He was the first from his ...