Swiss advise against non-urgent trips to Sri Lanka

The Swiss government advised travellers to avoid unnecessary trips to Sri Lanka given the country’s political turmoil, Reuters reported.

“Tourist and other non-urgent travel to Sri Lanka is discouraged (except for air transit via Colombo International Airport),” the Swiss foreign ministry posted on its website, noting the country’s declared state of emergency.

“The political situation is confused and tensions have increased. A deterioration of the situation must be expected,” it added.

Authorities in Sri Lanka declared a nationwide curfew until Thursday morning in a bid to prevent further unrest.

There were reports President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was seeking a private jet to go Singapore from Maldives.