COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Cabinet approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from 35 countries including China, India and Russia, a top official said on Thursday (Aug 22), in an effort to boost tourism and help revive its crisis-hit economy . Tourists will be given 30-day visas under a six-month pilot programme that will start from Oct 1, said Cabinet spokesman and Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardana. "The aim of the government is to transform Sri Lanka into a free visa country, much like

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