Sri Lanka to offer free visas to Malaysians, others on arrival


  • Business
  • Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019

Tourists walk on a beach as Sri Lanka's military patrol the area as part of security measures after April 21 Easter Sunday bomb attacks on hotels and churches, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 30, 2019

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will offer free tourism visas on arrival to citizens of almost 50 countries, a government document showed on Tuesday, as it tries to woo back visitors after militant attacks on Easter Sunday.

Islamist militants on April 21 bombed churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, killing more than 250 people, including 42 foreign nationals.

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