“Sea mammals will suffer long term effects”-BY MANJULA FERNANDO Source:Sundayobserver Environment Ministry Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe said the deaths of marine creatures, whose carcasses have ended up on shores is believed to be due to the inferno on board the toxin laden merchant vessel X-Press Pearl. His comments put to rest a heated social media debate whether the sea creatures died due to other reasons. In addition to the high-water temperature, marine life would have suffered burns due to the hazardous chemicals which had leaked into the sea from the damaged containers on board, Dr. Jasinghe said. ...
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SRI LANKA NEWS – MARCH 2021 The Archdiocese of Colombo has declared 7 March as Black Sunday, saying they were not satisfied with the final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday bombings. The Archdiocese of Colombo, which met on 28 February, has decided to declare 7 March as Black Sunday as a day of protest against the lack of justice for those who died and were affected by the Easter Sunday bombings. Catholics are expected to attend Mass dressed in black on that day. The Archdiocese clergy have discussed the contents of the report put out by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday terror attacks in depth. The clergy have unanimously decided that they should not be silent anymore regarding the matter of delivering justice for those who died and were injured in the ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Articles, Victor Melder
Tagged Minister Sarath Weerasekera, Nalaka Godahewa
