{"id":86810,"date":"2019-03-30T01:43:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T08:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=86810"},"modified":"2019-03-30T01:43:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T08:43:45","slug":"sri-lanka-to-set-up-more-police-units-to-ensure-safety-of-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2019\/03\/30\/sri-lanka-to-set-up-more-police-units-to-ensure-safety-of-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka to set up more police units to ensure safety of tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Courtesy NewsIn.Asia<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p> Colombo, March 28 (<g class=\"gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"13\" data-gr-id=\"13\">newsin<\/g>.asia) \u2013 The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), on Thursday said it had launched 22 new police units in tourist areas across the island to ensure the safety of tourists and locals<g class=\"gr_ gr_17 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"17\" data-gr-id=\"17\">.<\/g><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, the SLTDA said that presently there were 11 tourist police units in the country and another 22 new Tourist Police Units had been established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsin.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sri-Lanka-tourism.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the lack of lands, the police units have been set up using containers in a small area of land<g class=\"gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"13\" data-gr-id=\"13\">.<\/g><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><g class=\"gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"13\" data-gr-id=\"13\">Locals<\/g> and foreigners who face any difficulties are able to seek the assistance of the police who are deployed in these special police units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s tourism sector has faced criticism in recent months due to a rising number of sexual harassment allegations and fraud<g class=\"gr_ gr_10 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"10\" data-gr-id=\"10\">.<\/g><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs Minister, John Amaratunga said recently that the government would take immediate measures to provide a safe environment for tourists to the island nation<g class=\"gr_ gr_9 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"9\" data-gr-id=\"9\">.<\/g><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amaratunga said the tourism industry was concerned about the increasing number of complaints of exploitation and harassment of foreign tourists and pledged to take stern action against those involved<g class=\"gr_ gr_8 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"8\" data-gr-id=\"8\">.<\/g><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister added that with tourist arrivals hitting record figures in recent years, the number of complaints was also increasing.We are very much aware of the ground situation and plan to take stern measures so that the good name of <g class=\"gr_ gr_6 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"6\" data-gr-id=\"6\">theindustry<\/g> and the country is not spoiled by a few miscreants,\u201d he had said<g class=\"gr_ gr_7 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"7\" data-gr-id=\"7\">.<\/g><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><g class=\"gr_ gr_7 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"7\" data-gr-id=\"7\">Sri<\/g> Lanka\u2019s tourism industry, which was once heavily scarred by a 30-year civil conflict, has emerged as the leading foreign exchange earner with an increasing number of tourists<g class=\"gr_ gr_8 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"8\" data-gr-id=\"8\">.China<\/g> has emerged as one of the leading markets for Sri Lanka Tourism. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, March 28 (newsin.asia) \u2013 The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), on Thursday said it had launched 22 new police units in tourist areas across the island to ensure the safety of tourists and locals. 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