The Colombo Lotus Tower, which was built with Chinese funding, was declared open to the public on September 15, 2022. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Mohamed Rilwan Subscribe for ads-free reading The ...

COLOMBO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The grand opening of Sri Lanka's tallest tower was mired in controversy on Monday when President Maithripala Sirisena said one of the Chinese firms contracted to work on ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - A Sri Lankan parliamentary panel will investigate an allegation of corruption against a Chinese company contracted to work on the construction of South Asia's tallest tower.

A 350-meter tall China-funded tower will be the main attraction for Sri Lanka to lure tourists to the bankrupt country. Shaped like a gigantic long-stemmed lotus, the structure is the tallest in the ...

The flower has developed a deep national importance, but what exactly it signifies depends on whom you ask. By Aatish Taseer Photographs by Alex Majoli IN ONE SWIFT movement, Asoka swung his machete ...