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Sri Lankans question feasibility of Chinese-built Colombo Port City amid e
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Port City Colombo (PCC), a vast new Chinese-built reclaimed commercial zone in Colombo, recently unveiled an artificial beach facing the Laccadive Sea.
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Public anger against Sri Lanka government's decision on developing Colombo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 8 (ANI): People in crisis-hit Sri Lanka are lashing out at the Port City of Colombo (PCC) project, which is being developed at an estimated USD 1.4 billion with assistance from Beijing, alleging that the government had sold out their lands to China.
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China-backed Colombo port city under scanner over row on visiting charges
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 8 (ANI): China-backed Colombo Port City has again come under the spotlight for wrong reasons after the authorities broke their promise and imposed variable charges on the people visiting the site.
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Colombo Port City Project approved in haste, will serve China's strategic
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 23 (ANI): Colombo Port City Project has been approved in haste by the Sri Lankan government to serve China's strategic interest in the island nation, according to a report by Policy Research Group Strategic Insight.
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China building another enclave in Sri Lanka: Colombo Port City
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): China is building yet another enclave in Sri Lanka, Colombo Port City (CPC), raising concerns not only about its impact on local livelihood and traditional ways of being but even on the environment and the sovereign status of the land that would constitute
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Chinese men seen in military uniform at Sri Lankan dredging site continues
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 4 (ANI): As China moves ahead to take control of Sri Lankan infrastructure, the alleged deployment of Chinese military personnel in Hambantota continues to evoke furore and concerns.
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India hopes Sri Lanka remains 'mindful' of maritime security, as Colombo o
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): With Sri Lanka deciding to proceed with the China-backed Colombo Port City project, India on Thursday said that it is closely following the development and hopes that Sri Lanka remains mindful of security in the maritime domain.
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Sri Lankan Parliament to debate China-backed Port City Bill next week
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Parliament is set to discuss the controversial Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill, in the special parliamentary sittings next week.
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US Ambassador cautions Sri Lanka's China-backed Colombo Port City from tur
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Alaina Teplitz on Saturday warned Sri Lanka of unintended consequences of 'nefarious actors' who may try to misuse a China-backed Colombo Port City's easy business rules as a permissive money laundering haven amid
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Sri Lanka to accelerate Colombo Port city development
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 8 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government will firmly support and accelerate the development of the Colombo Port City project constructed by China to ensure that it will emerge as a new business hub in the island country, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said at a grand cer
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New Sri Lanka map to be released today
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 (ANI): After 18 years, the Sri Lanka Survey Department (SLSD), the national surveying and mapping organization under the Ministry of Land and Land Development have decided to update the geographical map of Sri Lanka.
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