Ms Amarasuriya, 54, is the first woman in more than two decades and the only third woman in the history of independent Sri ...

Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has sworn in an opposition lawmaker as his prime minister, making her the ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday sworn in an opposition lawmaker as ...

Sri Lanka's new president has chosen his prime minister - selecting a woman for the third time in the country's history.

Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on Nov. 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than two months after the ...

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

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

Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved Parliament late Tuesday and called for a parliamentary election ...

Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has appointed Harini Amarasuriya as the country’s new prime ...

Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on Nov. 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than two months after the ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's victory marks a significant shift in Sri Lanka's political landscape. As Dissanayake ...

Harini Amarasuriya, an alumna of Delhi University's Hindu College, became Sri Lanka's new prime minister. The 54-year-old academic-turned-politician is the first woman in the role since 2000. Her ...