Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- Last week, entertainers, tourists, and hospitality industry stakeholders voiced their frustration over police-enforced shutdowns of late-night parties in Sri Lanka's popular tourist hotspots.

Social media erupted with complaints, including one from a foreign tourist attending an event at a hotel in Matara. She shared a video lamenting the abrupt end of the music at 10 pm.

"There are hundreds of people here, and no DJ. This is ridiculous; the dance floor is empty. The party was supposed to go until midnight," she said.

The enforcement stems from a Supreme Court decision. The National Environmental (Noise Control) Regulations, made under a National Environmental Act set strict noise level limits for different zones ...