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Colombo, Jun 3 (EFE/EPA).- A cargo ship carrying chemicals onboard has finally sunk nearly two weeks after it caught fire off the Sri Lankan coast, sparking worries of the an impending marine disaster on the island.The ship sank on Wednesday but not before generating potentially toxic slurry waste into the sea, leaving the authorities with more pressing concerns about an oil spill and the possible toxic effects on marine life.Officials told EFE on Thursday that they were bracing for a possible catastrophic oil spill and extensive marine pollution due to the gutted Singapore-registered X-Press Pearl vessel on fire since May 20. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: THE AFTERMATH OF SINGAPORE-FLAGGED CONTAINER SHIP EXPLOSION NEAR COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Aug 9 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne).- Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa took oath as the country's prime minister for the fourth time after his victory in the parliamentary elections.FOOTAGE OF THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY AT THE KELANIYA TEMPLE IN COLOMBO.
Colombo, July 23 (EFE/EPA).- Tharindu Ravisha, who had been working at a resort in Dubai, has now been stranded in the United Arab Emirates for four months, waiting endlessly to return home in Sri Lanka.The 22-year-old housekeeper at Cove Rotana Resort in Ras Al Khaimah has repeatedly contacted the Sri Lankan embassy in Dubai seeking repatriation.He has exhausted almost all his savings to survive during the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: FAMILY MEMBERS OF SRI LANKAN MIGRANT WORKERS STUCK IN WEST ASIAN COUNTRIES, A "WOMEN'S MOVEMENT FOR FREEDOM" MARCH HELD ON JULY 8 2020 IN FRONT OF THE LABOUR SECRETARIAT IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, SOUNDBITES: HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER AND REPRESENTATIVE OF FRONTLINE SOCIALIST PARTY IN SRI LANKA, NUWAN BOPAGE (IN ENGLISH)
Pilimathalawa (Sri Lanka), Dec 11 (EFE).- Every day a 41-year-old brass craft seller from a village in the Sri Lankan inland opened his handicraft shop at about 7 am, and after his offerings to Buddha, distributed the little work there was among his four employees.The lack of orders and a rise in raw material prices during the last five years had severely affected Senaka Jayalath’s trade in Pilimathalawa, which he has carried out for more than two decades.The lack of proper wages that ensued had left tens of thousands of artisans on the verge of losing their livelihoods.But Jayalath’s quiet routine has been altered since late last month after a change of government unsuspectingly began to boost his waning industry – a tide turn he hopes will allow the metalworking sector to regain its glory.The unexpected decision of new Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaska proved pivotal to this revival after he ordered that politicians’ images in state institutions be replaced by emblems of the nation shortly after taking charge – the most popular of which are handmade from brass.The emblem of a lion with a sword surrounded by lotus petals has become the new face of Rajapaksa’s government, who won the Nov. 16 election having promised to improve security and the economy in a country still shocked by the Easter Sunday Islamist attacks which killed 269 in April. (Camera: HARISH TYAGI).FOOTAGE SHOWING A BRASS ORNAMENT SHOP OF SENAKA JAYALATH, LOCATED IN PILIMATHALAWA, A VILLAGE FAMOUS FOR TRADITIONAL BRASSWARE IN SRI LANKA, AND HIS BRASSWARE FACTORY.SOUNDBITES: UDARA DARSHAN (IN SINHALA).TRANSLATIONS: 1.) (Q: How are state emblems made?) First we cut the sheet. The size we are given is 18 inches. We type it into a paper, then paste the paper on the sheet and carve it with needles. Then we emboss it to the other side. We have a machine to shine it. After that, we fix it to a wooden plank and sell (01:54-02:35).2.) (Q: What is the size of the emblem?) Normally it is 12 inches. [It could be] 12, 14, 16, 18 and 24 inches but they mostly for 18 inches in length and 12 inches in width these days. That is the measurement they have given us (02:49-03:05).
Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa casts his ballot as he seeks a return to power, eight months after his stunning loss in the presidential elections.Rough cut (no reporter narration).
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