Covid-19: Malaysian tourism operators dealing with outbreak seek border control

Border control officers check passenger cars passing from Thailand to Malaysia. — Filepic

The influx of foreign vehicles into the country are ferrying tourists away from legitimate local transport operators, warns the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta).

Its president Datuk Tan Kok Liang said many Thai private vehicles and tour buses have been picking up many passengers in Malaysia when they are only allowed to bring in tourists from Thailand.