The resolution has been widely panned by observers as the weakest on Sri Lanka since such measures on accountability were ...

Travellers to Sri Lanka will no longer be able to obtain a tourist visa on arrival at the airport from October 15 and holidaymakers are being told to apply for their visa online before travelling.

Fitch downgraded Sri Lanka's sovereign credit rating to "CCC" on Friday, warning the country's debt levels were set to soar past 100% of GDP and that it was increasingly at risk of default.