Sri Lanka exceeded the 2 million mark in tourist arrivals, as 2,050,832 tourists visited the island by December 31st 2016 – a 14% increase from 2015. Top arrivals were from India, China and Europe.
The number of tourists increased from China (10.5%), Middle East (51.3%), Western Europe (16.4%), South Asia (12.1%) and North America (9.4%).
Sri Lanka is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. Tamil journalists are particularly at threat, with at least 41 media workers known to have been killed by the Sri Lankan state or its paramilitaries during and after the armed conflict.
Despite the risks, our team on the ground remain committed to providing detailed and accurate reporting of developments in the Tamil homeland, across the island and around the world, as well as providing expert analysis and insight from the Tamil point of view
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