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Sri Lanka strengthens penalties for environmentally harmful waste disposal
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya says Parliament has passed the National Environmental Amendment Act, strengthening the law to impos
Summary
She made the announcement yesterday (10) while attending the 36th anniversary celebration of the Jathika Namal Uyana, alongside an event to distribute exercise books and other school supplies to more than 1,500 schoolchildren. Organised with assistance from South Korea, the event began with the Prime Minister planting a sapling.
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People
- Harini Amarasuriya2
- Wanawasi Rahula Thera
Organisations
- Parliament of Sri Lanka2
Places
- Jathika Namal Uyana
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
Keywords
- waste2
- environmentally
- imprisonment
- strengthens
- amendment
- hazardous
- penalties
- disposal
- offences
- dispose
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