Hambantota Port.

Sri Lanka’s Port Deal With China: Increased Concerns

By Policy Research August 30, 2017

Sirisena, who succeeded Rajapakse in the 2015 January presidential election, halted a number of Chinese projects, but faced with a crippling external debt load of $65 billion, turned to Chinese for a bail out investment. But the new Hambantota port deal with China has raised concerns The Sri Lankan government is anxiously trying to …

SL Navy will handle Hambantota security says Ranil Wickremesinghe

By Policy Research April 14, 2017

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe currently on a visit to Japan, has set at rest once again all lingering doubts over the China -built Hambantota Port. ‘It would not be a ‘Military Port’, he declared and made it clear that foreign forces wouldn’t be allowed to use Sri Lankan ports in a way inimical to …