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Sri Lankan government uses coronavirus laws to ban protests
Police arrest demonstrator at anti-privatization protest [Photo credit: Facebook]
In reality, the ban is a major attack on democratic rights, initiated by the Rajapakse government to suppress a growing wave of social opposition. It was announced in response to strikes and demonstrations involving tens of thousands of workers, farmers, students and fishermen in recent weeks, against attacks on social and living conditions and democratic rights in recent weeks.
The claim that the measures have been taken to protect the masses from the pandemic is false. The Rajapakse government reopened the economy months ago, allowing the full operation of factories. Minimal or no health safety measures, including social-distancing, have been implemented in these workplaces, with employees compelled to travel to work on congested buses and railways, paving the way for a rapid spread of the virus.
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Indian Navy’s INS Sarvekshak Deployed For Underwater Survey Of MV X-Press Pearl Disaster
The Indian Navy deployed Hydrographic Survey ship INS Sarvekshak on Sri Lanka s request for extensive underwater search ops post the MV X-Press Pearl disaster
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The Indian Navy has deployed Hydrographic Survey ship INS Sarvekshak, upon request of the Government of Sri Lanka, to carry out an extensive underwater search operation around the sunken ship MV X-Press Pearl.
The X-Press Pearl reported an onboard acid leak that caught fire just when it was due to enter the Colombo harbour on May 20. The fire could be put out only after 13 days of prompt and intense efforts including by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard. The massive fire at MV X-Press Pearl is perceived as the worst marine ecological disaster by Sri Lanka s top environment body in the history of ecological disasters in the country. The cargo vessel MV X-Press Pearl was carrying a consignment of chemicals and
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Jun 02, 2021 09:12 PM EDT
(Photo : Getty Images/Paula Bronstein) A container ship carrying chemicals that caught fire sinks off the coast of Sri Lanka, sparking fears of oil spill leading to environmental disaster. Efforts to remove the ship from shallow waters failed on Tuesday.
A container ship that caught fire while carrying chemicals has started to sink off the coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday. It is becoming a source of concern for a potential environmental disaster, stated local officials. The ship, named the MV X-Press Pearl, could create an oil spill emergency as it was carrying almost 350 metric tons of oil. Among the chemicals that the ship was carrying is nitric acid.