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Stop Chinese vessel from docking at Hambantota port: Vaiko

‘It could monitor nuclear establishments at Kalpakkam and Kudankulam’

The Hindu · Aug 14, 2022

Sri Lanka says China survey ship can dock in its port

Sri Lanka said on Saturday it has agreed that the Chinese survey vessel Yuan Wang 5 can dock at its southernmost port, the Chinese-run Hambantota on August 16, despite security concerns raised by neighbouring India and the United States.

Reuters · Aug 13, 2022

Sri Lanka allows Chinese spy ship to dock

Sri Lanka on Saturday granted permission to Chinese vessel Yuan Wang-5, widely believed to be a spy ship, to dock at its Hambantota port, local media reported. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 13, 2022

Sri Lanka's fallen Rajapaksa dynasty is already planning its next comeback

COLOMBO: For years, Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa dynasty ruled the island nation with an iron fist, striking fear into political opponents, journalists and other perceived threats to their power. Now protesters are chasing them out of their homes, and out of power.

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

China becomes wild card in Sri Lanka's debt crisis

China says its initiative to build ports and other infrastructure across Asia and Africa, paid for with Chinese loans, will boost trade

The Independent UK · May 20, 2022

The rise and fall of a political dynasty that brought Sri Lanka to its knees

At the height of their power, four brothers from Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa dynasty held the presidency and the prime minister’s office as well as the finance, interior and defence portfolios, among others. But just when the Rajapaksa clan seemed invincible, an economic crisis of their own making led to their…

France 24 · May 10, 2022