Harini Amarasuriya, 54, a university lecturer and activist, comes from a similar background as the new president and both are ...

Voter disillusionment with the traditional political elite is behind the rise of the NPP. But to build an inclusive Sri Lanka ...

Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday swore in an opposition politician as his prime minister, making her the country’s first woman to head the government in 24 years.

A K Dissanayake of the JVP has become Sri Lanka's President, breaking away from decades of centre-right and centre-left ...