Plans to develop the port in eastern Sri Lanka have repeatedly stalled out, due to a variety of internal and external factors. The natural endowments and strategic value of Trincomalee harbor in ...

After India shared its concerns with Sri Lanka, Colombo has cancelled the proposed military exercise with the Pakistan Navy in the strategic waters of Trincomalee, news agency PTI reports, quoting ...

When Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa visited New Delhi last week, India’s possible economic assistance dominated talks with his counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman, and External Affairs ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I travel the world reporting on emerging markets and China overseas. Last Wednesday, January 18th, Sri Lanka's minister for ...

NEW DELHI: In a step reflecting growing strategic alignment in the Indian Ocean region, India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Sri Lanka on Saturday signed an agreement to develop a multi-faceted ...

A warship berthed in Hartlepool has become the oldest still afloat in the world. HMS Trincomalee has gained the title temporarily after the USS Constitution was moved to dry dock until 2017 for a ...

Trincomalee had derived its name from the anglicized version of the old Tamil word,‘ Thiru- kona-malai ‘ meaning ‘Lord of the Sacred Hill’. it is apparent that over the ages Trincomalee had been ...

A wooden figurehead of the oldest warship still afloat is to be restored. The so-called Turbaned Man was carved for HMS Trincomalee, which itself was built of teak for the Royal Navy in India in 1817.

The map below shows the location of Trincomalee and Singapore. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance ...

Trincomalee, Nov 05 (Daily Mirror) - The Trincomalee Police have launched an investigation after a woman was hacked to death inside a private hospital in Trincomalee early this morning. Police said ...

A warship berthed in Hartlepool has become the oldest still afloat in the world. HMS Trincomalee has gained the title temporarily after the USS Constitution was moved to dry dock until 2017 for a ...