At the start of the new session of the 10th parliament since 1978, the National People's Power's (NPP) Ashoka Ranwala was elected as the house speaker while Rizwie Salih was elected deputy speaker.

Sri Lanka's economy is expected to have grown by 5% in 2024, according to the latest central bank data, after contracting 2.3% in 2023. The World Bank estimates Sri Lanka will grow 3.5% this year.

Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the nation’s parliament with effect midnight Tuesday and called for early elections, framing his decision as steps toward combating ...

Under the guidance of President Anura Kumara Disanayake, the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme, implemented as a key government initiative is set to launch 34 new projects this year, and work on many of ...

The National Peoples Power (NPP) alliance that Dissanayake leads held just three seats in Sri Lanka’s 225-member Parliament – including the one held by the new president.

Sri Lanka's new president has dissolved parliament to make way for a snap general election. Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the 225-member parliament in which his left-leaning National People's ...

Reuters. Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addresses a gathering after taking his oath of office at the Presidential Secretariat, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 23, 2024.

New Delhi — Catapulted to power on an anti-corruption platform, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, faces an uphill task in meeting his commitments to clean up ...

The journey from Sri Lanka's central highlands to its southeast coast takes you through some of the island nation's most ...

Colombo (AFP) – Sri Lanka's new leftist president dissolved parliament on Tuesday and called a snap election as he prepares to renegotiate the bankrupt nation's unpopular International Monetary ...

Sri Lanka's new parliament convenes with NPP's historic victory, first-time members elected to key positions. The National People’s Power's (NPP) Ashoka Ranwala was elected house speaker June 29 ...

Sri Lanka's new president has dissolved parliament to make way for a snap general election. Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the 225-member parliament in which his left-leaning National People's ...