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An event planner says he has been forced to leave Sri Lanka after he tried to plan an ill-advised “white party”—and it led to Sri Lankan officials telling Russian tourists they must go, too, though it seems that decision may not stick. The story: The party: The BBC reports a man using the now-inactive Instagram handle geo_ecstatic announced a party for expats, with the event’s ad specifying a white dress code—but also including the phrase “Face control: White,” which was read as restricting the event to white people only. The party, which was to take place in the Sarayka Lounge in the southern…

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