US visa waiver programme for Malaysia? It’s fake, folks

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PETALING JAYA: The US embassy in Kuala Lumpur has debunked a fake news article that claims its government has listed Malaysia in its Visa Waiver Programme (VWP).

“The website concerned has all the markers of a fake news site and the article is not true.