Sri Lanka seeks investors for loss-making Mattala airport built with Chinese loansSri Lanka is seeking investors for Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. The airport has been a financial drain since opening in 2013. A...
26 Apr, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
India is making a big move to outflank China in Sri LankaIndia and China appear to be locked in an escalating energy rivalry in Sri Lanka. India plans a new energy hub at Trincomalee with the UAE,...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
Sri Lanka: Sinopec seeks govt support to expedite USD 3.7 bn oil refinery constructionChinese energy giant Sinopec has requested Sri Lankan government assistance to accelerate the construction of a USD 3.7 billion oil refiner...
15 Oct, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
China reaffirms financial support for Sri LankaChina has said it would continue to support Sri Lanka, as the crisis-hit island nation's prime minister on Saturday wrapped up a visit to B...
30 Mar, 2024, 11.26 AM IST
Report that Hambantota port deal has second 99-year lease extension runs counter to facts: ChinaGunawardena has revealed that the previous Maithripala Sirisena government had awarded the Hambantota port to China not only for a 99-year ...
24 Feb, 2021, 09.07 PM IST
China’s plan to build houses in Sri Lanka hits a hurdleWhile China wanted to build houses made of concrete in the conflict-ravaged area, the locals want homes made of bricks in the traditional f...
27 Aug, 2018, 09.10 AM IST
A scary glimpse into how China's OBOR can ruin small countriesWhat is happening to Sri Lanka is a dire alert for small countries against China's colonial advances wrapped in benign global treaties.
12 Jul, 2018, 11.26 AM IST
India wants to operate world's emptiest airport in Sri LankaMattala airport, named after former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, is dubbed the world's emptiest airport due to a lack of flights.
04 Jul, 2018, 05.27 PM IST
China holds back Hambantota Port deal's final tranche of $585 million to Sri LankaThe money was reportedly withheld due to a dispute over the use of the port's facilities. China wants to use it for entertainment purposes.
10 Jun, 2018, 09.15 PM IST
Sri Lanka negotiating FTAs with India, China: Ranil WickremesingheChina is investing in various infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka which has signed the Beijing's ambitious "One Belt, One Road" (OBOR) ini...
29 Mar, 2018, 05.19 PM IST
Sri Lanka seeks India and Japan cash to balance ChinaFacing widespread criticism for Sri Lanka's reliance on Chinese loans, Wickremesinghe is under pressure to improve the island nation's fina...
27 Mar, 2018, 06.50 PM IST
Sri Lanka formally hands over Hambantota port to ChinaSri Lanka owed China US 8 billion then finance minister Ravi Karunanayake had said last year.
09 Dec, 2017, 04.18 PM IST
For Pakistan, a grim reminder from Sri Lanka: China gives loan, then grabs landSri Lanka has signed a $1.1 billion deal with China for development of the deep-sea port of Hambantota. A Chinese firm will have a 99-year ...
29 Jul, 2017, 07.12 PM IST
Sri Lanka to offer India port development to balance out ChinaIndia has in the past not been particularly enthused about developing the Trincomalee port as the project did not appear economically feasi...
19 Apr, 2017, 09.23 AM IST
India interfering in Sri Lanka's internal affairs: Chinese scholar"Sri Lanka's promise is unnecessary because the port is meant for civilian use, and shows that India is interfering in Sri Lanka's affairs,...
07 Feb, 2017, 04.00 PM IST
China plans to invest $5 billion in southern Lanka economic zoneChinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang said at the launch of the southern economic development zone in Hambantota that this was a great opportunit...
08 Jan, 2017, 05.27 PM IST
Hambantota project talks with Sri Lanka should be speeded up: ChinaThe Hambantota port has in the past caused unease in India over concerns that the project is part Beijing's 'string of pearls' strategy to ...
08 Apr, 2016, 03.13 PM IST