The guns & the suicide bombers have been silent for about a year now, so, this New Year's in Sri Lanka (celebrated on 4/14, more on that tradition here) is a very special one - compared to the 20+/30 or so ones that preceded it.
Happy New Year to everyone in Sri Lanka & in the Sri Lankan diaspora world wide!
Here's a little bit from what looks like a SL TV news report re: the New Year's celebrations (for those who do not understand Sinhala, the images & sounds/music may be interesting):
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its good to see some stability
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