Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- A South Korean governor has sparked outrage after he proposed "importing Sri Lankan and Vietnamese virgins" to help stem the population decline in provincial areas. Jindo county Governor Kim Hee-soo made the suggestion during a town hall meeting in South Jeolla to discuss an administrative merger of nine cities and counties in the province with Gwangju Metropolitan City.Sri Lanka travel guide

"Of the 89 regions facing declining populations nationwide, 20 per cent are in South Jeolla province. We need to solve this extinction crisis," he said, as reported by the Maeil Business Newspaper. "The population cliff was predicted in the 2000s, but the government has been complacent. We cannot help ourselves due to the poor c...