The US$ 700 million Chinese-backed 500 acre project to create a new city on reclaimed land from the sea overlooking the Galle Face Green, exclusively revealed in The Sunday Times last week, has been suspended.

There is a choice. Two dishes side by side – fried rice and plain rice. The fried rice beckons and with its rich garnishing the temptation is great. That’s what most men, women and children will serve onto their plates and eat with relish.Then there are all those scrumptious pastries, rolls and melting donuts.