UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe took oaths as the Prime Minister at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago.
Mr. Wickremesinghe was sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena following a religious ceremony.
It is reported that the media was barred from covering the swearing in ceremony while only five MPs from the UNP were able to be present at the occassion.
It is expected that the swearing in of ministers of the new cabinet will commence tomorrow and conclude on Tuesday.
The Colombo–Kandy main road at Pahala Kadugannawa has been closed indefinitely after a deadly rockfall in the area that left six people dead and four others injured.
The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
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