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Asia Cup 2023: Super Four, final matches to stay in Colombo

ACC decides to keep Asia Cup Super 4 and final matches in Colombo despite heavy rains. SLC suggested Hambantota as alternate venue due to drought. India meets Pakistan on September 10 at R Premadasa Stadium. ACC considered Pallekele and Dambulla, but abandoned due to rains and maintenance.

The Hindu

Asia Cup super four matches likely to be shifted out of Colombo after heavy rains

ACC mulls change of venue for Asia Cup Super Four matches due to heavy rains in Colombo. Possible venues: Pallekele, Dambulla, Hambantota. Teams informed. ACC has two days to decide. Hybrid model proposed by PCB chief Najam Sethi in June.

The Hindu

Asia Cup 2023: Super 4s likely to be moved out of Colombo due to heavy rain

Heavy rain in Colombo may force Super 4s to be rescheduled. Asian Cricket Council considering alternate venues Dambulla/Hambantota. Logistical nightmare for teams, broadcasters, fans. India-Pakistan game on Sept 10 may be 2nd successive match not played in front of full house. Exorbitant ticket prices have caused locals to turn away…

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Between India and China — Sri Lanka’s survival strategy

Foreign policy credit for India in its immediate neighbourhood has always been a tough ask. With Hambantota, the Chinese just raised the bar.

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India accuses China of ‘militarisation of the Taiwan Strait’ as row over navy vessel grows

Accusation is reportedly the first time the Indian government has used the descriptor and comes as tensions rise over Sri Lanka port visit

The Guardian - AU

Chinese military ship leaves Sri Lanka after controversial visit

A Chinese military survey ship that docked at Sri Lanka's Chinese-built port of Hambantota despite opposition from neighbouring India left on Monday after a week-long stay, the port company told Reuters.

Reuters

Chinese ship leaves Sri Lanka after riling India, US

Colombo (AFP) - A Chinese research vessel accused by India and the United States of spying activities left Sri Lanka's Chinese-run port of Hambantota on Monday after a week-long stay.

AFP

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Why a Chinese ship's arrival in Sri Lanka has caused alarm in India and the West

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.

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Sri Lanka port welcomes China survey ship, rankling India, U.S.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka/BEIJING -- As China's all-white Yuan Wang 5 research vessel slowly pulled into a dock at the southern Sri Lankan port of Hambantota on Tuesday morning, it was greeted by a group of Chinese residents holding a large banner that hailed the friendship between Beijing and Colombo. Sri…

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Sri Lanka: China cannot use port for military purposes

COLOMBO -- China will not be allowed to use the southern Sri Lankan port of Hambantota for military purposes, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in his first interview with the Japanese media since taking office.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Chinese 'spy ship' docks in Sri Lanka despite India, US concerns

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka: A Chinese research vessel docked at Sri Lanka's Chinese-run southern port of Hambantota on Tuesday despite concerns from India and the United States about its alleged spying activities.

Bangkok Post

Chinese ship docks in Sri Lanka despite India, US concerns

Hambantota (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - A Chinese research vessel bristling with antennas and communication gear docked at Sri Lanka's Chinese-run port of Hambantota on Tuesday despite concerns from India and the United States about its alleged spying activities.

AFP

Chinese survey ship docks in Sri Lanka after diplomatic standoff

Yuan Wang 5 arrives in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port after a delay amid reported concerns from India and the US.

Al Jazeera

Chinese military survey ship docks at Sri Lanka port

The Chinese survey vessel Yuan Wang 5 docked on Tuesday at Sri Lanka's Chinese-built port of Hambantota, a port official said, a move likely to stoke concern in neighbouring India about the growing influence of its bigger and more powerful rival.

Reuters

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Morning Digest | Bihar Cabinet expansion today; Chinese hi-tech vessel to dock at Hambantota port, and more

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China silent on details of talks with Sri Lanka as its high-tech vessel set to dock at Hambantota port

The ship with facilities to track satellites and intercontinental missiles will dock at the Hambantota Port which China has taken for a 99-year lease as a debt swap

The Hindu

Stop Chinese vessel from docking at Hambantota port: Vaiko

‘It could monitor nuclear establishments at Kalpakkam and Kudankulam’

Reuters

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.

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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:

The Hindu

China seeks urgent meeting as Sri Lanka defers docking of high-tech vessel: Report

As per some Sri Lankan media reports, President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a closed-door meeting with China’s Ambassador Qi Zhenhong after Colombo sought a deferment of the planned docking

The Hindu

India raises Chinese vessel’s visit with President Wickremesinghe

Yuan Wang 5, a Chinese vessel involved in space and satellite tracking, will dock at Sri Lanka’s southern Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17

The Hindu

Colombo denies reports on Chinese ship

Reports say it will enter Hambantota in August; India says it is monitoring the ship’s progress ‘carefully’

Reuters

India says it is monitoring reports of Chinese vessel's planned visit to Sri Lanka

India was aware of reports about a Chinese vessel's proposed visit to Sri Lanka's Hambantota port, a spokesperson for its foreign ministry said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

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

France 24

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…

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