Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks a fresh mandate in Parliament to promote his welfare policies and renegotiate terms ...

Marxist-leaning Dissanayake's NPP coalition bags 159 seats; NPP entered election with just 3 seats in 225-strong parliament; ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is seeking a mandate for his policies aimed at alleviating distress among the poor in the ...

To date, no single entity, whether global or otherwise, has extended funds and facilities to Sri Lanka the way India has done ...

Sri Lanka's National People's Power, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, achieved a remarkable victory with a ...

This would give Dissanayake sweeping powers to even abolish the contentious executive presidency as he has planned.

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured a decisive victory in the snap general election, with his National ...

The sweeping mandate gives leftist president Anura Kumara Dissanayake the legislative power to push through his plans to ...

Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president ...

Sri Lankans on Thursday began casting their ballots in a snap parliamentary election widely considered to be a chance for the ...

President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims.