The salt shortage was caused by domestic production at the Hambantota, Elephant Pass and Puttalam salterns suffering due to heavy rainfall and lack of sufficient sunlight since 15 March.

A team from Disneyland will be visiting Hambantota to discuss setting up South Asia’s first Disneyland. Also, Diana Gamage, State Tourism Minister, Sri Lanka, is gearing up to discuss the USD 18 ...

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka votes to elect a new parliament this week in a snap general election called by its Marxist-leaning president who wants a fresh mandate in the ...

A Chinese survey ship docked this week at the Hambantota port, built with Chinese loans. Some worry the ship's arrival may signal the start of militarization of Chinese infrastructure in Sri Lanka.

When Sri Lanka announced in July 2017 that the underperforming Chinese-built Hambantota port was to be leased for 99 years to a Chinese government-linked company, Western and Indian media outlets ...

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 ...

A Chinese survey ship docked this week at the Hambantota port, built with Chinese loans. Some worry the ship's arrival may signal the start of militarization of Chinese infrastructure in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka will call for an expression of interest from investors in a new oil refinery in the southern town of Hambantota, Power Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said on Tuesday. The decision was made ...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 23 (ANI): Team from Disneyland has agreed to visit Sri Lanka in November to hold discussions on setting up South Asia's first Disneyland in Hambantota.