Residents from various parts of the country celebrated the victory of presidential candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa following last week's election.
Rajapaksa was sworn into office today (Nov 18), after clinching 52.2 percent of the votes, becoming Sri Lanka's seventh Executive President.
Captured below are some celebrations which had taken place in Naula and other areas in the Matala District.
(Pics by Mahesh Ruwan Keerthirathna, Indika Aruna kumara, G.K. Krishanthan, Sumanasiri Gunathilaka)
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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