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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), May 21 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne).- At least three people died and nine were injured in a stampede on Thursday in Colombo when hundreds of people gathered at the residence of a businessman who was distributing aid to needy families.FOOTAGE OF THE PLACE WHERE THE STAMPEDE TOOK PLACE.
Sri Lanka unveils plans for a South Africa-style truth and reconciliation commission to investigate civil war atrocities. Paul Chapman reports.
Sri Lanka unveils plans for a South Africa-style truth and reconciliation commission to civil war investigate atrocities. Paul Chapman reports.
US Vice President Kamala Harris tells the UN's COP28 conference that the United States will contribute $3 billion to a global climate fund -- its first pledge since 2014. 'Today, we are demonstrating through action how the world can and must meet this (climate) crisis,' Harris told world leaders at the summit in Dubai. SOUNDBITE
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
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