The Hambantota port has huge sigificance for Mr Rajapaksa’s government. In a busy shipping line Sri Lanka sits just a few nautical miles from one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes ...

The move comes in the wake of comments by Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Chairman Priyath Wickrama that Hambantota would be a free port with no tax involvements. The SLPA website quoted the chairman ...