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Colombo, Dec 14 (EFE/EPA).- A container with 25 metric tonnes (25,000 kilograms) of dried turmeric yams (Curcuma longa) was seized Monday by the Sri Lankan Customs after being declared as large onions and unloaded at the Colombo port. The container has been transshipped from Dubai and so far 62 such cases have been detected by Sri Lanka Customs, according to its officials. Currently, the import of turmeric, a popular ingredient in local cuisine and also used as a disinfectant by most Sri Lankans, is banned mainly for two reasons according to the government. One is, as it was mainly imported from India and was a potential Coronavirus transmitter and the other was since it could be grown locally. Imports are cheaper than cultivating locally. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: SRI LANKAN HARBOR WORKERS OPEN BAGS CONTAINING DRIED TURMERIC YAMS (CURCUMA LONGA) FROM A CONFISCATED CONTAINER FOR INSPECTION BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS AT THE CUSTOMS EXAMINATION YARD IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Panadura (Sri Lanka), Nov 2 (EFE / EPA) .- Dozens of short-finned pilot whales were found on Monday stranded off the coast of Sri Lanka, where the island nation's authorities are trying to return animals in deep water.FOOTAGE OF THE WHALES.
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Sep 24 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne).- The Sri Lankan government has lifted most of the restrictions imposed in the country six months ago due to the pandemic.Sri Lanka has registered more than 3,000 infections and 13 deaths from Covid-19.FOOTAGE OF COLOMBO ON THURSDAY.
Colombo, Mar 24 (EFE/EPA).- Dozens of panic buyers in Sri Lanka on Tuesday stocked up on essential goods during the period of the temporary lifting of the curfew.The Sri Lankan government has implemented an island-wide curfew until at least Mar 27 in order to slow down the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. The Asian country's health ministry announced two new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections throughout Sri Lanka to 99. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).FOOTAGE SHOWS PANIC BUYERS LINING UP IN FRONT OF SUPERMARKETS AND A GAS STATION IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
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