COLOMBO, Sept 24 — Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake named Harini Amarasuriya, a college professor and first-time lawmaker, as the new Prime Minister of the Indian Ocean island nation today, making her the third woman to be appointed to the post.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake on becoming Sri Lanka’s new president and expressed optimism about strengthening Malaysia-Sri Lanka relations.