06/23/2011
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Reuters
Sri Lanka sees biggest post-war investment * Expects to double investment in 5 years * Aims to start commercial operation in Hambantota fromAugust (Adds more quotes, background). By Shihar Aneez
11/30/2010
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Games Bids
Sri Lanka issued a statement saying it has hired a public relations firm to advise in its bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games in southern Hambantota.
The public relations firm of Bell Pottinger and other units of Chime Communications marketing group will act as advisers to Sri Lanka's bid.
11/23/2010
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Colombo Page
Nov 14, Colombo: The newly constructed Hambanthota Harbour, which lies within 10 nautical miles from a major Indian Ocean shipping route, will be a significant port for the East-West shipping trade, a government minister has pointed out.
11/15/2010
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Colombo Page
Sri Lanka : Ships to anchor in Sri Lanka\'s Hambanthota harbor on November 19 (Sri Lanka - latest news stories and top headlines)
08/31/2010
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The Island
Recently, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Romesh Jayasinghe and the Indian High Commissioner, Alok Prasad exchanged letters to establish Indian Consulates in Jaffna and Hambantota. The Jaffna Consulate is to have jurisdiction over the districts in the Northern Province and the Hambantota Consulate the entire Southern province and the Moneragala District.
08/14/2010
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BBC
Sri Lanka has unveiled a new seaport, the showpiece among a series of big new infrastructure projects on the island.
08/13/2010
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Asia Times
BANGALORE - The first phase of Sri Lanka's Hambantota project, a showpiece of the country's significant and growing cooperation with China, is almost complete. Filling the harbor basin with water for the port on the southern tip of the island begins on August 15 and the first ship is expected to dock at the port by November.
06/12/2010
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The Hindu
Beijing has offered $200 million to Colombo for the second phase of the Hambantota Port.
01/05/2010
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BBC
A vast new port facility is being built in the Sri Lankan town of Hambantota, eight months after the end of the country's civil war.
Western countries criticised the Sri Lankan army's conduct in the war, and the government is now looking east for support.
China has stepped in to help build the port, which, it is thought, could one day serve a military purpose.
Charles Haviland gained exclusive access to the facility.