Johor state shortens application period for East Asian tourists

Speedy: Tee (third from right) receiving a CD regarding Chingay parade from Tiong Hua Johor Baru president Datuk Seri Tey Kim Chai (forth from left) at Bangunan Datuk Jaafar, Kota Iskandar.

NUSAJAYA: The state government hopes to lure more tourists especially those from East Asian countries to Johor by easing the visa on arrival (VOA) application period.

State Tourism, Trade and Consumerism committee chairman Datuk Tee Siew Kiong said that the previous five working days application now has been shortened to only 15 minutes.