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Sri Lankan Parliament to debate China-backed Port City Bill next week
Updated : 1 year, 8 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 : 1 year, 9 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's claim of Indian approval for WCT project proposal 'factually i
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government's claim that a proposal on Colombo Port's West Container Terminal (WCT) has been approved by the Indian High Commission is 'factually incorrect', said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday.
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India says it has longstanding interest in developing Colombo port, Sri La
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Days after Sri Lanka unilaterally cancelled Indian and Japanese participation in the development of East Container Terminal at Colombo port, India on Thursday said it has a longstanding interest in participation in the port.
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INS Jalashwa to bring back 700 Indians home from Colombo today
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 1 (ANI): Indian Navy ship INS Jalashwa will sail from Colombo Port on Monday with 700 Indian nationals to India under the second phase of Operation 'Samudra Setu' as part of the Vande Bharat mission to bring back Indian citizens stranded overseas.
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Sri Lanka to accelerate Colombo Port city development
Updated : 3 years, 1 month 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 : 4 years, 8 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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