Clinical waste believed to be from Indian hospitals has washed ashore to northern beaches of Sri Lanka during the past week, fishermen have claimed. The waste have been found in several areas including Naninativu, Neduntivu, Punguduthivu and investigations have revealed that the waste was not from Sri Lankan hospitals.
Residents suspect that the clinical waste is from Indian hospitals dumped in to the sea. They have already alerted the officers of the Fisheries Inspection Office and the health officers of Jaffna.
(Text and pics by Romesh Madhushanka)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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