China on Tuesday said the activities of its high-tech research vessel will not affect the security of any country and should not be "obstructed" by any "third party," as the ship berthed at Sri Lanka s strategic southern port of Hambantota amid Indian and US concerns. MORE..
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Central, Uva, Eastern, Northern and North-Central provinces during the evening or night, the Department of Meteorology says. MORE..
China will not be allowed to use the southern port of Hambantota for military purposes, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, apparently attempting to allay fears in India and the US about China s increasing maritime presence in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. MORE..