and journalist representative bodies have urged the newly-elected government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to uphold press freedom and challenge a culture of impunity for crimes against journalists in Sri Lanka. The International Federation of ...

The support of the two regional powerhouses — and rivals — is crucial for Sri Lanka to emerge from its worst economic crisis in decades, which led to political upheaval and paved the way for ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, one month after visiting India on his first overseas trip since winning election in September

Congratulations on your recent election as President of Sri Lanka. We, the undersigned 25 civil society organizations, are writing to respectfully urge your leadership to ensure that Sri Lanka upholds press freedom and the right to freedom of expression ...

The progress of the ongoing investigations into the Easter Sunday carnage will be announced in about a week, says President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka. ..

Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has revoked a decision to award a controversial 484 MW of wind power plants in Mannar and Pooneryn to Adani Green Energy ...

Sri Lanka has canceled a power purchase agreement ... AFP reported citing unnamed government officials. While the Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led government has revoked the power purchase agreement ...

Sri Lanka had entered a 20-year power purchase agreement with Adani Green Energy in May 2024 for two wind power stations developed by the company. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's ...

BEIJING (AP) — Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, a month after visiting India on his first overseas trip ...

During his visit to China from January 14-17, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured several agreements, including a $3.7 billion deal with Sinopec to set up an oil refinery in Hambantota. The Sri Lankan foreign minister is expected to reveal details of 15 other agreements soon.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that a country cannot progress solely through laws and regulations and highlighted that tradition is a vital component of a nation.President Dissanayake emphasised that Sri Lanka has accomplished a remarkable mission through the traditions built on Buddhism and that it is the responsibility of everyone to safeguard these Buddhist traditions and pass them down securely to future generations.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s State visit to China was the talk in many political circles last week as battle lines emerged between the ruling Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) and the major opposition parties possibly because Local Government elections are only a few months away.