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Covid-19 vaccination not compulsory says PM
by Norman Palihawadana
The Covishield AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 will be given only to those who want the jab, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said.
“There’s no compulsion. Those who want to receive the jab under specific age factor guidelines can do so, while the others can opt out of it”, he noted.
The Prime Minister said a big consignment of Covid vaccines is expected to arrive in the country in due course.
He said that there was criticism earlier in some quarters over what they called “the government’s delay in procuring the jab”. However, it’s a different tune now with various stories being floated over administering the vaccine.
It is a few disgruntled elements who are flaying the inoculation campaign, while the wide majority of the people have confidence in the jab, the premier told The Sunday Island.
“There are some people who habitually criticize every move of the government. We cannot expect anything constructive from them”, he added.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms to establish a new Commercial High Court to ensure expeditious disposal of the existing backlog of commercial matters.
The new Commercial High Court will be established at No.80, Justice Avenue, Colombo 12
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219.72 Hectares of land in Siyambalanduwa to be acquired and leased to Sustainable Energy Authority
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The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Defense to make arrangements to regulate chemicals that could be misused, and to transfer the said regulatory role to the National Authority for the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Among the large number of different chemicals that are used in the country for peaceful purposes such as industrial, agricultural, medical and research activities it has been observed that among those chemicals, chemicals like Nitric acid, Chlorine, Hydrogen Peroxide, Potassium Cyanide, sodium cyanide, Nitro Methane and Sodium Azide are of dual use nature which can be used in many different industries such as milk, beverages, oil-related industries, water purification etc. can be used for harmful activities that threaten national security.
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