Pic by Dilip N Jayasekera ‘The first duty of a serviceman is to his country, then to his countrymen, and last to himself’ Everyone saw or knows what happened at the Hambantota harbour last week. The ...

Since the future of the Hambantota port is now under discussion, I wish to explain to the public, my position on this matter. The loans taken for the construction of this harbour were 450 million USD ...

Ancient Magampura (today’s Hambantota) was a harbour on the southern sea route from the west to the east – what has today been branded as the Spice Route. Indeed some historians argue that the name ...

Thereafter trucks and excavators move in to escavate 16 metres and then the water is replaced. The new Hambantota harbour, for long an option proposed by governments now and then, is crucial to Sri ...

The government is set to incur an additional cost of US$3-4 million for rock blasting work at the Hambantota harbour. Part of this cost will be obtained through a loan from a Chinese bank, authorities ...

“It is easier to fool people than convince them they have been fooled”– Mark Twain The signing of US $3.7 billion deal to construct a “state-of-the-art oil refinery” oil refinery, with a capacity of ...

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that as a matter of principle, he is against the leasing of the entire Hambantota harbour for 99 years and giving the rights of the landlord over the industrial ...

Colombo, January 23 (Daily Mirror) - Hot on the heels of signing an agreement with China’s Sinopec for an oil refinery in Hambantota, the government is planning to establish a similar facility ...

Twenty years ago on a day like today (December 26), people in Hambantota were getting ready to go to the Sunday fair during the early hours of the morning. The fair was usually at the beachside ...

He was sentenced over the case filed against him for threatening several UNP Parliamentarians with a pistol during their visit to the Hambantota Harbour on April 17, 2014. Five suspects including the ...

Hambantota Port is an inland port built in a natural harbour near the town of Hambantota, in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The port is still under construction. When completed, it will be Sri Lanka’s ...

Since the future of the Hambantota port is now under discussion, I wish to explain to the public, my position on this matter. The loans taken for the construction of this harbour were 450 million USD ...