Sri Lanka earned a record $3.5 billion from tourism in 2016, seven years after the end of a devastating civil war, a government minister said.But sources in the industry warned that the post-war boom could be short-lived as planned airport closures forced the cancellation of international flights. [...]

Several people have been injured in southern Sri Lanka during a protest against allowing China to build a port and industrial zone.The plan envisages the eviction of thousands of villagers around Hambantota port, 240km (150 miles) south-east of the capital Colombo. Police used tear gas as the [...]