Sri Lanka: Ship carrying rejected Chinese fertiliser denied entry to Colombo Port

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

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

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

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

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

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.