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.

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.