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Sri Lanka – Packer told he’s not welcome in Sri Lanka

Australian casino owner James Packer has been told he is unwelcome ‘in this lifetime’ in Sri Lanka by the country’s new Prime Minister. Having withdrawn from plans to build a $350m luxury resort in Colombo, Mr. Packer’s Crown Resorts has been told by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to stay away. He said: “Packer says he…

Sri Lanka – Building new casino empires

John Keells Holdings, Sri Lanka’s largest listed conglomerate, is presently at work in Colombo preparing the foundations for its new $650m resort, the largest investment by a domestic company in Sri Lanka. The resort, which is due to open in 2018, will include an 900-room luxury hotel, conference venues, a shopping mall, residential apartments, an…

Sri Lanka – Packer’s plans for Colombo in doubt

James Packer’s Crown Resorts’ plans to develop an integrated resort in Sri Lanka are believed to be in jeopardy following the operator’s rejection of a government decision to change the building plan of its mixed development at D.R. Wijewardane Mawatha in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Australian operator has subsequently been told that the development must…