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Colombo, Sep 29 (EFE/EPA).-The Sri Lankan government’s Cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal to ban cattle slaughter in the predominantly Buddhist island nation. Announcing this decision, Cabinet spokesman and Minister for Mass Media Keheliya Rambukwella said that legalising the decision would be done in due course. This follows a proposal by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on September 8 to ban cattle slaughter in the country, and its approval by the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentary Group.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: MEAT VENDORS IN 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.
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrives in Sri Lanka, entering the port of Colombo a year after a similar port call by a spacecraft-tracking vessel raised security concerns from neighbouring India. New Delhi is suspicious of China's increasing presence in the Indian Ocean and its influence in Sri Lanka, which is strategically placed halfway along key east-west international shipping routes. IMAGES
Supporters of Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leninist "People's Liberation Front" party hold a rally to mark May Day in Colombo. May Day, which is also known as Labour Day or International Workers' Day, is marked across the world by protests and demonstrations demanding fair pay and better conditions for workers. IMAGES
Images show the motorcade of Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the airport in Colombo, as he returns to the country seven weeks after he fled amid the island's worst-ever economic crisis. IMAGES
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