A high-level delegation from Sinopec is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka early next month to work on the finalization of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hambantota International Port (HIP) has closed 2025 with a landmark performance, recording a 175% year-on-year increase in ...

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 ...

Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port is officially China’s own port, for 99 years. That’s according to a landmark agreement signed early last week, which gives China Merchants Ports Holdings—an arm of the ...

The recovery of the tourism industry after many problems since the 2019 Easter attack, Covid pandemic in 2020 and the economic crisis appears to be on a positive note. The tourism industry stake ...

Ubesinghe Jayawardenage Nonis, later Neville Ubesinghe (NU) Jayawardena (1908-2002), was born on 25 February 1908 in Hambantota. His father, Ubesinghe Jayawardenage Diyonis was born in Tangalle, in ...

Farmers of Hambantota would continue with their fast until a gazette notification declaring the Wild Elephant Management Reserve in Hambantota was published, environmentalist Sajeewa Chamikara said ...

The infamous 99-year-lease on the port to a Chinese state firm may see an update if the new government in Colombo has its way. Barely two weeks into office, it appears that Sri Lanka’s new government ...