Colombo, Rabi'I 18, 1436, January 09, 2015, SPA -- Sri Lanka's elections commissioner announces that Maithripala Sirisena has been elected as the country's new president, dpa reported. Sirisena won 51.28 per cent of the vote, elections chief Mahinda Deshapriya says. Outgoing President Mahinda Rajapaksa won 47.62 per cent. -- SPA 11:01 LOCAL TIME 08:01 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w