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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...