However, environmentalists point out that scientific studies have already shown elephant drives to be an ineffective and even harmful solution, calling for the plan to be reassessed.

The convoluted story behind the failing Port of Hambantota, erected with much ado on Sri Lanka’s southern shore, has become to many a clear example of the dangers posed by China’s forceful use of ...

The four fishermen who were rescued after being stranded at sea for 13 days after setting out to sea from Dondra were brought ...

The deal by the previous government to hand over control to a Chinese firm was seen as a cautionary tale on the dangers of ‘debt trap’ diplomacy. Elections in Sri Lanka last month have put the small ...

In early 2011, I was in Hambantota, southern Sri Lanka, looking for the new port. After hours of driving, from the southern beaches through kilometres of wetlands featuring water buffalo, ibises, and ...

Chinese ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship Yuan Wang 5 has reached the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka on Tuesday. The ship arrived at the port at 8:20 am and will be docked here till August ...

As soon as the magnitude of the tsunami disaster became apparent, hundreds of Sri Lankan health workers, including doctors and nurses from Colombo’s National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL) immediately ...

People welcome China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 at Sri Lanka's Hambantota International Port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, Aug. 16, 2022. China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 has docked at Sri ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I travel the world reporting on emerging markets and China overseas. If there is a bright spot in Sri Lanka and China's ...

Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port is officially China’s own port, for 99 years. That’s according to a landmark agreement signed early last week, which gives China Merchants Ports Holdings—an arm of the ...

Sri Lanka tops the list of nations that may host a Chinese naval base in the coming years as Beijing seeks to expand its maritime capabilities, according to a new report. The South Asian nation’s ...

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is currently facing a dilemma concerning the venue for the remaining five Super 4s matches and the final in the ongoing 2023 Asia Cup. Originally, these matches were ...