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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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Pakistan's Gwadar loses shine as Saudis shift billion-dollar oil refinery
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 14 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has decided to shift a planned USD 10 billion oil refinery to Karachi from Gwadar, the epicenter of the country's flagship China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, further highlighting the infrastructural deficiencies of the project in the port city.
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Port City Colombo to become a gateway to South Asia
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), May 28 (ANI/PRNewswire): The newly reclaimed land of 269 hectares in the heart of the Colombo Business District in Sri Lanka has been identified as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) by the Sri Lankan Parliament, paving the way for the creation of an International Business an
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Five killed in China's Dalian after car strikes pedestrians
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dalian [China] May 24 (ANI): Five people were killed after a car drove into a crowd of pedestrians in the northeastern Chinese port city of Dalian, state media reported on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka's top court says China-backed Port City Bill 'inconsistent' with
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Tuesday determined that some clauses in the China-backed Port City Economic Commission Bill are "inconsistent" with the country's Constitution. However, the top court added that these clauses can be made valid if amended.
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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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Sri Lanka minister says land in China-backed Port City in Colombo belongs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 19 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding the China-backed Port City in Colombo, Sri Lanka Minister of Justice Ali Sabry has said the government owns 100 per cent of the land and the project has been initiated to bring investment in the special financial zone.
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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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Indian team completes training of Malagasy special forces in Madagascar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], March 30 (ANI): A five-member Indian mobile training team on Tuesday completed imparting a 14-day special training to 50 Malagasy Special Forces in the port city of Antsiranana.
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At least 14 injured in suspected suicide bomb attack at church in Indones
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Indonesian police have suspected that two people committed a suicide bombing outside a Cathedral in the port city of Makassar, capital of South Sulawesi province in east Indonesia on Sunday morning, injuring at least 14 people.
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Huge explosions rock Equatorial Guinea's Bata city; 300 injured
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Malabo [Equatorial Guinea], March 8 (ANI): Several explosions rocked the port city of Bata in Equatorial Guinea, according to local media reports.
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