Foreign missions react to Malaysia ‘standstill’


Security checks: Police officers with protective masks checking documents at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang.

KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign diplomatic missions are reacting to the Covid-19 “near standstill” in the country by implementing changes of their own.

These include a work-from-home directive, scrapping consular services/visa interviews, reducing office hours and introducing weekly rotation of staff members.

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