Sri Lanka: Ship carrying rejected Chinese fertiliser denied entry to Colombo Port
Nov 08, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena on Sunday said he has instructed officials at Colombo Port to deny any request by a ship carrying rejected Chinese fertilizer from unloading the cargo in Colombo.
Colombo archbishop slams Sri Lankan government over China-funded Port City project
Jun 05, 2021, at 02:04 am
Launching a verbal assault on the Sri Lankan government apparently over the China-funded Colombo Port City project, Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, said the island nation was being dragged down a path of destruction by those who came to power claiming to protect the country.
Colombo archbishop slams Sri Lankan government over China-funded Port City project
Jun 05, 2021, at 02:04 am
Launching a verbal assault on the Sri Lankan government apparently over the China-funded Colombo Port City project, Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, said the island nation was being dragged down a path of destruction by those who came to power claiming to protect the country.
Not a dumping ground for Chinese 'garbage', says Sri Lanka
Jun 02, 2021, at 11:01 pm
After facing heat from opposition leaders on vaccine procurement, the Sri Lankan government has said that the country was not a dumping ground for "Chinese garbage", a report in Daily Mirror says.
China-backed Port City told to comply with Sri Lanka‘s language policy: Minister
May 31, 2021, at 04:44 am
Sri Lanka has officially told a state enterprise of China investing in the island nation’s language policy in the Colombo Port City following controversy over a name board, a minister said.
Sri Lanka government supports Supreme Court verdict on Colombo Port City
May 20, 2021, at 01:28 am
The Sri Lankan government has backed the Supreme Court’s determinations and amendments on the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill that relates to provisions for governing a Chinese-built new commercial zone which critics have dubbed as a "Chinese colony".
Colombo Port city to become Chinese colony: Sri Lankan opposition party
Apr 14, 2021, at 12:16 am
The proposed Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill will turn the Colombo Port City--a dream project of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa--into a Chinese colony, an opposition party in Sri Lanka alleged.