New travel rules welcomed


PETALING JAYA: The move to drop the Covid-19 tests over six days for travellers arriving in Malaysia from abroad has been lauded by the local tourism players.

Local travel operators said the move could help boost tourism and encourage more people to visit the country via the air and land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) programme between Malaysia and Singapore, Langkawi International Tourism Bubble (LITB) and One Stop Centre (OSC) for short-term business visitors.

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