If Mr. Dissanayake, 55, is confirmed as president, it would be a remarkable turnaround for his half-century-old leftist party ...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka held presidential elections on Saturday, serving as a de facto referendum on the contentious ...

Mr Dissanayake won about 53 per cent of a million votes counted so far in the election. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become ...

Dissanayake won about 53% of a million votes counted so far in the election, Sri Lanka's Election Commission data showed.