Government insists Sri Lanka not a dumping ground for Chinese garbage

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The Government today insisted that Sri Lanka is not a dumping ground for Chinese garbage.

Cabinet co-spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said that such claims are mere gossip and not backed with facts.

Rambukwella told reporters today that it is a "joke" to claim Sri Lanka is importing garbage from China.

The Government also insisted that China can decide the cost of the Sinopharn vaccine sold to any country.

Cabinet co-spokesman, Udaya Gammanpila told reporters today that the Sri Lankan Government cannot decide or comment on the price of the vaccine.

He said that only the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka or the Chinese Government can comment.

However, he added that the vaccine has been sold to Sri Lanka at a lower price than the price given to other countries.

The Cabinet co-spokesman was responding to a question raised at the post Cabinet press conference today on allegations that the Sinopharn vaccine is being sold at a higher cost to Sri Lanka. (Easwaran Rutnam)

Comments - 3

Garfield Tuesday, 01 June 2021 12:25 PM

The joke is, do they know what Chinese garbage is like?

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mike Tuesday, 01 June 2021 12:26 PM

Well this is why you have a procurement team to negotiate the best deal possible well ahead of time. Bad Supply chain planning from Sri lanka does not trigger a emergency in China.

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Lankan Tuesday, 01 June 2021 06:56 PM

Sri Lanka will definitely be a dumping ground for garbage from China including human feaces in the form of organic fertiliser etc.. China is also a country where many pandemics like Sars, Bird flu Covid 19 unknown to man before first originated. Recently a ship load of chemical waste also made an unauthorised entry into the Hambantota Port and was asked to leave immediately by the Sri Lanka authorities trying to get rid of it's cargo. I wonder whether it is worth the risk of having a country like China at out doorstep?

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