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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
- India-Russia joint venture to get to run Mattala airport in Sri Lanka soon: Aviation ministerSri Lanka strategically partners with India and Russia amidst 2022 financial turmoil, entrusting Mattala Airport's management for sustainab...03 Jul, 2024, 10.25 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
- Chinese research vessel to dock at Hambantota port in August: Sri Lankan Army spokesmanSri Lanka has allowed a Chinese research vessel to dock at the Hambantota port next month, the island nation's Army spokesman said on Sunda...31 Jul, 2022, 12.45 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
- India to help develop Colombo, Trincomalee Ports: Foreign secretary S JaishankarThe development potentially extends India’s outreach in the Indian Ocean, where China is pursuing an expansionist policy.13 Jul, 2018, 11.17 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
- 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 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
- India takes on China at another battlefront: A Sri Lankan airportSri Lanka's handing over the loss-making Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport to India will be a move against China's tightening noose o...14 Oct, 2017, 05.09 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
- China offers to fund Sri Lankan port projectsChina said it was ready to work with Sri Lanka to push ahead the construction of the Colombo Port, which has both strategic and economic im...16 May, 2017, 11.24 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
- China to build another port in Sri LankaFirst, it was Hambantota port in south Sri Lanka which went to the Chinese. Now, an ambitious programme to develop Colombo port has been gi...17 Sep, 2010, 11.31 AM IST
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