The planned March 6 strike against President Dissanayake’s budget proposals to cut health workers’ allowances, however, was called off by the HTUA, following discussions with Health Minister ...

Addressing the Sri Lankan parliament on Friday, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake warned that his Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna/National People’s Power (JVP/NPP) government will stop any attempt to ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is also Sri Lanka’s finance minister, presented his 2025 budget to parliament on February 17. Its measures will come into effect on April 1, after it is ...

Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in on Monday as the president of Sri Lanka, a day after the island country ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka--Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announces first budget since last year's election 2025 economic growth seen at 5%; debt repayments to resume in three years Primary surplus to be maintained at 2 ...

The Sri Lankan economy is expected to grow at 5 per cent in 2025, President Anura Dissanayake said Monday while presenting the budget for this year. This is the first full-year budget presented by ...