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

Dissanayake, 55, leads the National People's Power, a coalition of leftist political parties and groups backed by protesters ...

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COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in ...

The Higher Commission for Planning (HCP) has dismissed what it describes as “unfounded conclusions” in the Organization for ...

Sri Lanka began counting votes in a crucial presidential election that’s likely to determine the fate of the crisis-hit economy and a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.

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Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis ...

Voting ended in Sri Lanka's presidential election Saturday as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in ...

Central banks face a "difficult balancing act" as they start lowering interest rates around the world in the face of falling ...

Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, ...

Venezuela’s once-promising investment landscape has drastically deteriorated, largely due to political turmoil and economic ...