It features a Buddha sitting on a lotus flower. The British High Commission in Colombo said, "We are aware of the case and are providing appropriate consular assistance." ...

A British woman has been arrested and is facing deportation in Sri Lanka over a Buddha tattoo on her arm. Naomi Michelle Coleman, 37, was taken into custody at the airport in Colombo, after she ...

The 37-year-old had been planning a holiday on the majority Buddhist island when she was detained over the tattoo on her upper right arm which Sri Lankan authorities found offensive.

In 2013, another British tourist with a tattoo of the Buddha, Antony Ratcliffe, was also denied entry at Colombo's airport. A year earlier, three French tourists were given suspended prison ...

A 37-year-old British nurse recounted on Tuesday her "hellish" experience in Sri Lanka after she was arrested and sent to a deportation centre for sporting a Buddha tattoo deemed offensive by ...

A 37-year-old British woman was detained in the island nation after a taxi driver noticed her Buddha tattoo, which is viewed as a religious affront to the country's dominant religion.

I n 2011, Thailand's Culture Ministry said foreign tourists in Sri Lanka should be barred from getting tattoos of Buddha during their holidays because the practice was culturally insensitive.

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Buddha got her booted. Sri Lankan officials are deporting a British woman after she arrived in the country with an image of Buddha tattooed on her arm. Naomi Coleman, 37, was cuffed and thrown into… ...

Tourists get a tattoo or wear a T shirt with a print of Buddha, as a mark of respect, whereas it's offensive in Sri Lanka. Reply Saman Monday, 21 April 2014 02:27 PM ...