Sri Lanka, May 18 -- The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority reports that 59,755 tourists arrived in the country during the first 13 days of this month.

The majority of these visitors hailed from India, Germany, the United Kingdom, China, Australia, Bangladesh, France, and Russia.

Accordingly, the total number of tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka for the year so far stands at 956,639.

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