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Hard questions for the World Bank in Sri Lanka from Harsha de Silva MP. We have been told the World Bank wasn't aware of key concerns enumerated in a report by Centre for Policy Alternatives around the social impact of the "beautification" of Colombo. This in turn begs the question as to why an institution that promotes good governance, in this instance unhesitatingly and directly supports practices and policies inimical to it.CPA's report can be read here - http://www.cpalanka.org/forced-evictions-in-colombo-the-ugly-price-of-beautification/source: CPA