The woman was arrested at Colombo’s international airport on Monday upon arrival ... a suspended prison sentence for kissing a Buddha statue; and in 2010, American rap star Akon was prevented ...

Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said Naomi Coleman was detained at Colombo's airport after she arrived ... scantily clad women dance in front of a Buddha statue. Akon expressed regret and said ...

Naomi Coleman, 37, says she got through immigration at the airport near the capital, Colombo, without incident ... for kissing a Buddha statue in what the authorities considered was a sign ...

A British woman is being booted out of Sri Lanka because she has a Buddha tattoo on her ... British tourist was denied entry at Colombo’s international airport last March after immigration ...

As the aircraft started its descent towards Colombo, the Sri Lankan ... The first thing you notice outside the airport is a golden statue of Lord Buddha. It was the very first of literally ...

Sri Lankan authorities have apologised to a British nurse who was detained over her Buddha tattoo ... when she landed in Colombo on Monday she tried to get a taxi from the airport to her hotel ...

Last March, another British tourist was denied entry at Colombo's international airport because immigration ... prison sentences for kissing a Buddha statue. The UK travel advice on Sri Lanka ...

A 35-year-old British woman faces deportation for sporting a Buddha tattoo in Buddhist ... had arrived at the Colombo international airport from Mumbai yesterday morning.