Korean travel drama a costly affair


Making plans: Azza Azrin Juri, 37, looking for information on South Korea at her home in Shah Alam. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Applying for the Korean Electronic Travel Authorisation (K-ETA) through an unauthorised third-party website has turned out to be very costly for unsuspecting Malaysians.

Despite warnings by the South Korean authorities against applying via third-party and fraudulent sites, some Malaysians went ahead and ended up paying 10 times more for their K-ETA.

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