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Sri Lanka to import 5 million doses of Pfizer vaccine

Sri Lanka will import 05 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine this year. State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals, Professor Channa Jayasumana said the Government expects to receive the first consignment in July. Speaking during a special media briefing, he said the first batch will consist of between 300,000 to 400,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. The State Minister added that Pfizer-BioNTech has informed the Government that it will dispatch the first

02 Jun, 2021

Sri Lanka yet to submit compensation claims to ship owners

Sri Lanka is yet to submit claims to obtain compensation from the owners of the ship, MV X-Press Pearl.? State Minister of Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Waste Disposal, and Public Sanitation Dr. Nalaka Godahewa told?Daily Mirror?that discussions are still ongoing to make an interim claim. He said that the Attorney General is to meet the stakeholders tomorrow (Thursday) to reach a conclusion on the claim. Dr. Godahewa said that there are various aspects to be considered before decidin

02 Jun, 2021

MV X-Press Pearl begins to sink

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The ship MV X-Press Pearl has begun to sink with water entering one part of the vessel. Navy Spokesman Captain Indika de Silva told Colombo Gazette that the fire has been contained to a great extent, but certain parts at the back of the vessel have begun to submerge. He said operations have been launched to tow the X-Press Pearl vessel into the deep seas towards the West. Captain Indika de Silva said the operation was launched early this morning, with a team of salvors at

02 Jun, 2021