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hambantota news

Nita Ambani is the new GenZ-approved BRAT; why slime green is the Navratri pick

Slime green is the colour of Navratri
Published on Oct 14, 2024 04:39 pm IST

5 exclusive details you probably missed from the Ambani-Merchant wedding

Unseen details about the Ambani-Merchant wedding
Published on Jul 18, 2024 04:04 pm IST

No change to Asia Cup schedule: Sri Lanka Cricket CEO amid report of venue swap

Sri Lanka is witnessing a good chunk of rainfall mid-season.
Published on Sept 05, 2023 05:59 pm IST

South Asia's first Disneyland to open in Sri Lanka's Hambantota

South Asia's first Disneyland to open in Sri Lanka's Hambantota
Updated on Oct 24, 2022 04:35 pm IST

India miffed at Colombo for allowing PLA satellite tracker ship in Hambantota

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe with Chinese President Xi Jinping (File photo)
Published on Aug 05, 2022 11:14 am IST

Was cash strapped Sri Lanka duped by China in Hambantota Port?

Two car-shipping carriers berthed at Sri Lanka's Chinese-built Hambantota Port.
Published on Jun 26, 2022 07:50 am IST

England squad clears COVID-19 test, set to travel to Sri Lanka for Test series

File photo of England Test team
Updated on Jan 01, 2021 07:24 pm IST

Lanka Premier League rescheduled, all matches to be played in Hambantota

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the Lanka Premier League has been rescheduled.
Updated on Nov 06, 2020 01:08 pm IST

Hambantota port: Sri Lankan prez rejects concerns of getting caught in Chinese ‘debt trap’

A group of Sri Lankan visitors at the new deep water shipping port watch Chinese dredging ships work in Hambantota, 240 km (150 miles) southeast of Colombo.
Updated on Oct 10, 2020 07:28 am IST

Sri Lanka vs West Indies 2nd ODI: As it happened

Follow score and updates from the second ODI encounter between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Hambantota.
Updated on Mar 01, 2020 02:44 pm IST

India and Japan can provide an alternative to BRI

After having surrendered the control of Hambantota port to a Chinese firm, Sri Lanka became the poster child of all that could wrong with BRI investments
Published on May 21, 2019 07:38 pm IST

Saudi scholar arrested over Easter bombings in Sri Lanka

The government says Zahran, a radical Tamil-speaking preacher, was a leader of the group.
Updated on May 13, 2019 10:46 am IST

Sri Lanka Cricket cancels U-19 series against Pakistan

Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Harin Fernando (L) shakes hands with new President of Sri Lanka Cricket Shammi Silva (R) as new Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary Mohan De Silva looks (File Photo)
Published on Apr 27, 2019 03:15 pm IST

‘Have open attitude’, says China towards Indian investments in Lanka

A general view of Sri Lanka's deep sea harbour port facilities at Hambantota.
Updated on Mar 21, 2019 10:14 pm IST

The BRI is bad, but it has no worthy competitor

The port of Hambantota, Sri Lanka, which was built by one state-owned Chinese company and is now operated by another. Sri Lanka has become the poster boy of all that is wrong with the Belt and Road Initiative
Updated on Feb 06, 2019 05:04 pm IST

India’s neighbourhood first policy needs a strong push

The controversy over a purported bid to assassinate President Maithripala Sirisena blew over after the Sri Lankan leader telephoned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and rejected reports about alleged Indian involvement in the plot.
Updated on Oct 19, 2018 12:10 pm IST

India U-19 thrash Lanka U-19 by innings and 21 runs

Arjun Tendulkar, son of Sachin, took one wicket in the second innings as well.
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 06:51 pm IST

India unfazed by Sri Lankan navy’s proposed shift to Hambantota port run by Chinese

A general view of Sri Lanka's deep sea harbour port facilities at Hambantota.
Updated on Jul 14, 2018 11:31 pm IST

Sri Lanka hopes India will take stake in airport with no flights

A Buddist statue of Guan Yin stands in an empty hall at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport.
Updated on Jul 08, 2018 11:36 am IST

No militarisation of Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port, says China

Analysts in Colombo said China’s remarks appear to allay concerns raised by India over the Hambantota port (pictured) on the broader Indian Ocean context.
Updated on Apr 23, 2018 06:42 pm IST

Inside China’s $1 billion Hambantota port where ships don’t want to stop

Even with more traffic, Hambantota is only handling about one ship a day -- not enough to even register on China Merchants’ own data showing cargo handling volumes for February.
Updated on Apr 18, 2018 01:14 pm IST

Sri Lanka PM wants India, Japan funding to counter reliance on China

Sri Lanka’s appetite for Chinese cash waned after the debt burden forced it to sell the Hambantota port back to China Merchants Port Holdings.
Published on Mar 27, 2018 06:48 pm IST

Sri Lanka seeks investment from India, Japan amid criticism of over dependence on China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi \with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during the inauguration of the fifth edition of the Global Conference on Cyber Space in New Delhi.
Updated on Mar 27, 2018 05:05 pm IST