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Activists slam Sri Lanka's bid to seek X-Press Pearl compensation in Singapore

COLOMBO — The Sri Lankan government is filing a lawsuit in Singapore for compensation nearly two years since the worst maritime disaster in the country’s history. But activists say it waited too long and would have stood a better chance of adequate compensation had the lawsuit been filed in Sri Lanka. Speaking before parliament on […]
Sri Lanka United Kingdom Sri Lankan Ayesh Ranawaka Ravindranath Dabare Dharshanie Lahandapura

X-Press Pearl controversy Godahewa hits back at Justice Minister

The ongoing controversy over sunken X-Press Pearl has taken a new turn with former State Minister Dr. Nalaka Godahewa contradicting Justice Minister Dr. Wjeyadasa Rajapaksa, PC, pertaining to a statement made by the latter in parliament on the previous day. Dr. Godahewa said: “I have been greatly prejudiced by a false statement made yesterday in […]
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Wjeyadasa Rajapaksa Gotabaya Rajapaksa Mohan Silva Jayanth Colombage
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Govt not making insurance claim on Xpress Pearl ship a deliberate attempt to delay process -Eran

SJB Parliamentarian Eran Wickramaratne speaking in Parliament on the debate on Express Pearl ship said that Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapaksa also admitted that while Sri Lanka had the opportunity to receive compensation between 5.2 billion dollars and 10 billion dollars from the Express Pearl shi
Sri Lanka United Kingdom Sri Lankan Eran Wickramaratne Wijedasa Rajapaksa Marine Environmental Pollution Committee

Sri Lanka eyes major compensation case over X-Press Pearl sinking

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka has received $2.5 million in the third interim payment for the impacts caused by the sinking of the X-Press Pearl cargo vessel off the country’s western coast 14 months ago. This is the third tranche of compensation, but Sri Lankan authorities say a much larger claim for the environmental damage is […]
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Dan Malika Gunasekera Susantha Kahawatta Ravindranath Dabare Darshani Lahandapura

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