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By Shamindra Ferdinando
Sri Lanka is still struggling to complete the re-exportation of 263 containers of hazardous waste, including body parts from mortuaries clandestinely imported during the previous administration from the UK. Amidst ongoing efforts to complete the process, Sri Lanka recently received a consignment of agricultural waste from Ukraine.
The Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said that the government was in the process of tackling both issues. She said so when
The Island raised the issue of attempts being made to use Sri Lanka as an international trash dump.
The British garbage containers that had arrived at the Colombo Port between September 2017 and January 2018 were found in different locations during the previous administration. The process of reshipping them didn’t start until late Oct, 2020. As the
(pissek) in Parliament and then withdrew the comment.
The comment was made when Opposition Leader Premadasa questioned the government on the distribution of school uniform material.
Minister Fernando accused Opposition Leader Premadasa of wasting Parliament time by continuing to raise multiple questions on the matter even after the subject Minister had responded.
Opposition Leader Premadasa took offence at being called “crazy”.
Minister Fernando then withdrew the comment but added that Premadasa used to be called a “bloody fool” by UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Premadasa, however, did not respond to that comment and continued to accuse the government of misleading Parliament on the school uniform issue.