Miles of gleaming asphalt and mega infrastructure looming up from the sparsely populated terrain make Hambantota different to any other district in Sri Lanka. Ever since the Government started ...

The convoluted story behind the failing Port of Hambantota, erected with much ado on Sri Lanka’s southern shore, has become to many a clear example of the dangers posed by China’s forceful use of ...

India’s Sagarmala initiative is vital for the Indian Ocean Region, securing 90 per cent of the country’s trade passing ...

The deal by the previous government to hand over control to a Chinese firm was seen as a cautionary tale on the dangers of ‘debt trap’ diplomacy. Elections in Sri Lanka last month have put the small ...

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during a visit to China had agreed to swap equity in Chinese infrastructure projects launched by former president. Sri Lanka on Saturday formally handed over the ...

In early 2011, I was in Hambantota, southern Sri Lanka, looking for the new port. After hours of driving, from the southern beaches through kilometres of wetlands featuring water buffalo, ibises, and ...

If there is a bright spot in Sri Lanka and China's multi-billion dollar Hambantota debacle it's that nobody has given up on it yet. "Too big to fail" is a term that's often been applied to China's ...

Set along Sri Lanka’s unspoilt southern coastline, Shangri-La Hambantota has been ranked 70th in the Golf World Top 100 – ...

The daily issuance of driving licenses at the Hambantota District Office of the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has been disrupted following a breakdown of telephone connections at the Hambantota ...

People welcome China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 at Sri Lanka's Hambantota International Port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, Aug. 16, 2022. China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 has docked at Sri ...