Srilanka, Feb. 11 -- While expressing keenness to extend possible visa-free travel for Sri Lankan tourists visiting Malaysia, High Commissioner of Malaysia to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Badli Hisham Adam emphasised that the Sri Lankan government needs to make an official request to the Malaysian government to move ahead with such a facility.

With visa-free initiatives gaining momentum globally to attract tourists, Malaysia launched visa-free travel with countries, including China and India, this year.

"We welcome everybody, including from Sri Lanka. Your (Sri Lankan) government needs to request from our (Malaysian) side because it's based on government-to-government initiatives. The current government (in Sri Lanka) has not yet request...