Although Rs. 574 million has been allocated for the Hambantota District this year under the Southern Province Development Programme, only around Rs. 23 million - just 4% of the total - has been ...

The Hambantota district was 1,013 square miles in extent, and in 1911 the population of the district was 110,508, mainly Sinhala, except for the townof Hambantota, which had a large Muslim population ...

Exploring the Significance of Hambantota Port for China and Sri Lanka. The convoluted story behind the failing Port of Hambantota, erected with much ado on Sri Lanka’s southern shore, has become ...

Yuan Wang 5, a Chinese scientific research ship, arrives at the port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, Tuesday on 16 August 2022 after an earlier port call was deferred due to apparent security concerns (AP) ...

Crew of Chinese scientific research ship Yuan Wang 5 wave their country's national flags from the ship after arriving at Hambantota International Port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022.

The largest foreign investment in the history of Sri Lanka has been on hold since the start of the year. Differences between ...

The Hambantota town itself has three mass graves which contain the remains of people, who lost their lives from the deadly wave. Almost all bodies were recovered using tippers and backhoes.

Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port said it had promoted the potential for logistics and investment as a South Asia hub to a top ...

Sri Lanka's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the South Asian island nation had signed an agreement with Chinese state energy giant Sinopec to fast-track a proposed $3.7 billion oil refinery ...

Will Asia Cup Super Four matches be shifted to Hambantota from Colombo? According to Rev Sportz, the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota was considered to Colombo as an alternative.

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- The Department of Meteorology has issued a lightning warning for the Eastern, Uva, Central, Northern, and North-Central provinces, as well as the Hambantota district.