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 woos Sri Lanka with FTA and business dealsChina and Sri Lanka are discussing a free trade agreement. A Chinese delegation will attend a trade and investment forum in Colombo. They w...
25 May, 2025, 09.20 AM IST
China offers to invest $3.7 bn in oil refinery in Sri Lanka as Dissanayake pitches for more Chinese investmentsChina has pledged a significant investment of USD 3.7 billion to construct a state-of-the-art oil refinery in Sri Lanka, marking the larges...
16 Jan, 2025, 07.31 PM IST
China expresses interest to build an oil refinery in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota PortOn Monday, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe met a delegation from Chinese state-owned oil company Sinopec to discuss the construct...
15 Mar, 2023, 08.19 PM IST
China not allowed to use Hambantota Port for military purposes: Sri Lankan President WickremesingheChina not allowed to use Hambantota Port for military purposes: Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe. China will not be allowed to use the s...
16 Aug, 2022, 08.47 PM IST
Chinese research ship won't dock at Hambantota Port as scheduled, say Sri Lankan authoritiesLast week, the Sri Lankan foreign ministry had asked Beijing to defer the arrival of 'Yuan Wang 5', which was scheduled to dock at the Hamb...
11 Aug, 2022, 10.36 PM IST
Sri Lanka's call to allow Chinese ship cleared by Gotabaya RajapaksaThe succeeding government of Ranil Wickremesignhe is not in a position to overturn the decision given the fact that Colombo requires financ...
06 Aug, 2022, 06.51 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
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
Sri Lanka rejects US claims, says no Chinese military base at portAddressing a programme at London's Oxford University on Monday, Wickremesinghe said some people are seeing "imaginary Chinese Naval bases i...
11 Oct, 2018, 03.48 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 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 sign Chinese port deal tomorrow: Ranil WickremesingheSri Lanka's Cabinet on July 25 approved the sale to a Chinese firm of a 70 per cent stake in the Hambantota port, tweaking the deal after t...
28 Jul, 2017, 05.39 PM IST
China mum over Sri Lanka rejecting submarine dockingThe remarks came as China gets ready to host Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wicikramasinghe for the high-profile silk road summit on May 1...
12 May, 2017, 05.39 PM IST
Sri Lanka, India to jointly run Trincomalee oil facility: Minister Chandima WeerakkodyAt least 73 of the 99 storage tanks in Trincomalee is to be managed under a new equity arrangement between the two countries, Chandima Weer...
12 Apr, 2017, 02.08 PM IST