11/29/2010
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Lanka Business Online
Nov 29, 2010 (LBO) - Indian investors will be encouraged to invest in southern Sri Lanka where China has built a new port, according to remarks by India's foreign minister, as both countries vie for influence on the island.
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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Reuters
Aug 31 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has signed a $450 million deal with China Merchants Holdings (0144.HK) and local conglomerate Aitken Spence SPEN.CM to boost the Colombo port's cargo-handling capacity, a official said on Tuesday.
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.
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.