national dress

Sri Lanka strips suit and tie from official dress code

AFP Jan 10, 2017

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday overturned a 26-year-old decree that required top bureaucrats to wear a suit and tie, saying they could now opt for "more comfortable" clothing instead. "We must adopt clothing that suits our weather and climate," Sirisena said. "That is why I say that officials no longer need to wear suits. From now on, it is not a mandatory requirement." He made the announcement while speaking at a conference in Colombo and said that the 1991 decree had forced officials in…

UAE tells citizens to avoid national dress while abroad

Web Desk Jul 3, 2016

InternationalLifestyle

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has urged men to avoid wearing the white robes, headscarf and headband of the national dress when travelling abroad, after a businessman visiting the United States was wrestled to the ground and held as an Islamic State suspect.