Artistic impressions of the future Port City show a brightly lit cityscape comparable to Dubai or London’s Canary Wharf. Around the time authorities were mulling an early version of Port City, Colombo was struck by its first suicide bombing since 2001. By 2009, the war had been brought to a close, thanks to ruthless offensives by the Sri Lankan army. Yet about a year after suspending Port City, in March 2016 the new government announced work would soon resume. “I will say that Port City will be a separate entity where only a certain class of people will live,” he says.

Source: Sunday Times August 02, 2018 06:22 UTC