Britain stands firm on Sri Lanka travel advisory amidst calls for reform

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Despite growing pressure to reform the travel Advisory on Sri Lanka, Britain on Tuesday said that its travel advice assessments are made by drawing on expert sources of information available to the government and that they 'continue to keep Sri Lanka travel advise under close review.'

“The safety of British people is the main factor when determining our travel advice for all countries, including Sri Lanka. Our advice is designed to help British people make informed decisions about foreign travel and remains under constant review to ensure it reflects our latest assessment of risks when travelling abroad,” Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Minister of State-Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, said in UK Parliament.

He was responding to the question, whether the UK government has any plans to update the travel advice to Sri Lanka to reflect the security situation in that country.

“Our travel advice is based on objective assessments of the risks to British nationals. These assessments are made by drawing on expert sources of information available to the government including local knowledge from our embassies and information provided by the local authorities in each country. We will continue to keep Sri Lanka travel advice under close review,” the Minister of State-Foreign, Commonwealth stated.

In the recent past, leading tourism providers from UK and Sri Lanka have urged its Government to reform the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) travel advice regarding the safety of Britons abroad.

During a recent debate in UK parliament, Lord Naseby has requested that the Travel Advisory be changed. As tourism plays a major role in the Sri Lankan economy.

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Gen Thursday, 28 March 2024 08:20 AM

England is far more unsafe place than SL nowadays. UK is now loaded with the lunatics who believe by blowing themselves they get 72 virgins from an imaginary goat.. Brits should have put the travel advisory to SL in 1800's as majority of the brits were crushed by rocks back then..

Sokrates Thursday, 28 March 2024 08:57 AM

Unfortunately for Sri Lanka's tourism industry, the UK travel advisory is correct. Drum shows and giving flowers at the airport do not help to improve the situation in the country.

Dolly Dias Thursday, 28 March 2024 09:06 AM

This how the so-called head of the Commonwealth, White people - although now ruled by a brown boy is still trying to control and inconvenience its so-called member state. We should leave the commonwealth and ask them to return all the looted stuff. Dolly

KoffieMoffie Thursday, 28 March 2024 10:41 AM

Oh puleeez. I would feel more in danger travelling to the south side of Chicago, or the "wrong side" of Birmingham. So much B.S from the UK government. Get a grip.

A Thursday, 28 March 2024 12:23 PM

Yes our people still respect this stupid British nation. We should leave the commonwealth . Usless waste of time.

Dr Bean Thursday, 28 March 2024 01:50 PM

In the current context Britain seems a more likely target for terror attacks than Sri Lanka!. British hypocrisy is as crazy as the WMD (weapons of Mass Destruction) Tony Blair never found after waging war against a nation.

Ass K Sirisena Thursday, 28 March 2024 05:30 PM

Brits are safer here than UK. I've seen many of them driving around in tuks in the south etc etc. Who wants to be in a country with this law that law this tax that tax and so on. Moreover you can travel on the roof of a train and the only road rule is you go your way I go my way but do not hit anyone or anything noh?

ANNECUNT Thursday, 28 March 2024 06:30 PM

Britain should help us to recover our STOLEN MONEY by our politicians

Navi Thursday, 28 March 2024 10:54 PM

Retain the travel advisory to keep the white frauds off SL shores. "British tourist, who allegedly made a false complaint about cash and belongings being stolen, is said to have fled from the hotel upon realizing that the police suspected the authenticity of the complaint."

Buddhist Friday, 29 March 2024 01:21 AM

British Prime Minister is a lunatic. He says Ruwanda is a safe country when his Ministers declare a travel warning to Ruwanda. However when it comes to Sri Lanka this lunatic issues travel warning.

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