By Stuart Heaver in Aljazeera, 17 Feb 2023Colombo – As far as many residents of Sri Lanka’s capital are concerned, the last thing their island nation needs in the midst of its worst-ever economic crisis is another beach – the island nation’s 1,340km coastline is blessed with some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Yet, Port City Colombo (PCC), a vast new Chinese-built reclaimed commercial zone in Colombo, recently unveiled an artificial beach…
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report on ECNOMYNEXT online, Jan 11, 2023 at 6:19 pm– A top United States security officials met Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe and discussed maritime matters, the president’s office said, amid rising worries over Chinese activities in the Indian Ocean surrounded by the island nation. Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher, the US Senior Director for South Asia for National Security Council met President Wickremesinghe and said that the U.S. values Sri Lanka’s partnership and is keen…