The county will unable to compensate for the damage of the Express Pearl as New Diamond did not even recover the compensation from the damage,- Nalaka Godahewa
Minister of State Nalaka Godahewa has stated that obtaining compensation for the damage caused by the ship that caught fire in front of the Colombo harbour has become a problem due to the inadequacy of local naval laws and technology required for rescue operations in the country. There are no companies in the country that carry out rescue operations at sea and there are legal impediments to setting up such companies, he further said. He added that the same things will happened to this ship as the New Diamond ship that caught fire a few months ago. He said that since Sri Lanka did not have an agency to take responsibility for the rescue of the ship, the responsibility for the rescue was taken over by other countries and that the rescue of the New Diamond was also carried out by a Singaporean company. He said that Sri Lanka received only Rs. 400 million from the rescue and could not earn any income from the rescue of the ship.
Oxygen is given to 330 corona patients; 8000 infected in homes severe crisis is ahead.
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) says that about 8,000 people with coronavirus are currently at home because they are unable to be referred to treatment centres. They also point out that about 330 patients with corona infection were dependent on oxygen as of yesterdays report and the number of patients has risen from 149 in 3 days to 330 in four days. The union warns that the health sector will face a severe crisis and the number of corona patients and deaths is expected to rise in the next few days. However, the association also said in a statement that only 6,000 beds had been prepared for corona infections.
Travel restrictions will remain in effect after the 7th.
Army Commander Shavendra Silva states that only one person per house is allowed to leave the house according to the NIC numbers even the travel restrictions Currently fully operational in the country after the suspension was reopened on the 7th. He said that although it is permissible to go to work after the 7th, other people are only allowed to leave the house for essential matters according to the identity card number system. There isnt any decision has been taken to extend the current active travel restrictions after the 7th and that further steps will be taken in consultation with the Corona Suppression Committee as well as the health authorities, he further said. He added that the results of the current period of active travel restrictions will be seen after the 10th of this month
Tamil Nadu tightens security after Port City Commission bill accepted
Due to the passage of the Colombo Port City Bill by Sri Lanka Police security in Tamil Nadu has been beefed up, Indian media reports The move comes on the surface because of intelligence reports which confirmed that protests will be held against the Colombo port city in Tamil Nadu. According to “The Hindu”, India has a high diplomatic and strategic focus on the Chinese port city of Colombo.
The oil spill will be threatens the whole sea area; It is doubtful whether it can be towed – Navy
The Marine Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA) says that the ship that was wrecked in front of the Colombo harbour has begun to sink. The sinking was caused by a water leak in the back of the ship. They suspect that this could cause the oil in the ship to seep into the sea and if so, a large oil slick could spread from Dickowita to Negombo. The Navy has commenced operations to tow the wreckage to the deep sea. However, the military spokesman said that it was very difficult to tow the ship as it was sinking in the sea. Therefore, it is not possible to comment on whether the tow operation will be successful, he added.
The burnet ship Express Pearl in danger of sink
The wrecked ship “Express Pearl” is in danger of sinking. The Navy says that 50 per cent of the ship has been sunk due to a water leak since yesterday (June 01). President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday instructed the relevant authorities to take the “Express Pearl” ship to the deep sea. Accordingly, a special team of the Navy entered the ship today morning (June 02) to help the rescue company and the rescue company’s tugboats have begun taking the ship to the deep sea. However, it is reported that the process of taking it to the deep sea has been hampered due to the sinking of the ship. The fire broke out on the Singapore-registered ship “Express Pearl” which was anchored 9.5 nautical miles off the coast of Colombo on the 20th of last month.
“Prima” raises wheat flour price
Agents of Prima Wheat Flour say that the price of bread flour has been increased by Rs. 4 (June 1) from yesterday. Restaurants prepare a lot of food from bread flour and consumers also buy large quantities of bread flour. A 50 kg bundle of bread flour was initially sold for Rs. 2150 and according to the new price, a 50 kg bundle of bread flour will have to be sold for Rs.2350.
We cant satisfied with people’s behaviour; Tough decisions are taken regarding the travel restrictions – Army Commander
Army Commander Shavendra Silva says that the matter will have to be reconsidered and reviewed about the concessions granted during travel restrictions across the country and relaxation of various laws. Also, he said that there is a situation where some people seem to be abusing the concessions and relaxation of rules given for the convenience of people in different jobs and he requested on all people refrain from doing so The behaviour of many was very good but the behaviour of some was very bad and Corona control would be difficult if the people acted arbitrarily, he said.
Increased monthly allowance for pre-school teachers will be distributed from today
The Cabinet has approved to increase the monthly allowance of pre-school teachers after providing them with certain training. Accordingly, the monthly allowance of Rs. 250 has been increased to Rs. 2,500. The payment will be made with effect from today (01). The proposal made by the Minister of Education to grant the allowance to 25,000 eligible pre-school teachers based on the criteria identified as the first phase, has been approved by the Cabinet.
Sri Lanka ranks 19th in the world in yesterday’s infections and 10th in Asia, J curve rises to the top
Sri Lanka ranks 19th in the world in terms of corona infections reported yesterday, according to the Worldometers website. That was due to 2912 infections reported yesterday. Also, Sri Lanka was ranked 10th in the Asian region in terms of reported infections. The site also shows that the incidence of corona infections in Sri Lanka is on the rise of the curve.