Najib, Trump expected to discuss US visa waiver programme for Malaysia


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 10 Sep 2017

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 KUALA LUMPUR- Release of Monetary Policy Statement at 1500 (0700 GMT) KUALA LUMPUR- Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi meets security company officials, at Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) at 1445 (0645 GMT) KUALA LUMPUR- Prime Minister Najib Razak(pic) visits construction site of academic building and hostel at Sekolah Bimbingan Jalinan Kasih, Lorong Haji Hussein 2, off Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz at 1530 (0730 GMT)

WASHINGTON: The US visa waiver programme for Malaysia is expected to be raised when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak meets US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.  

Malaysian ambassador to the US Tan Sri Dr Zulhasnan Rafique said Malaysia has met six of the seven conditions laid out by the US but stuck at the approval rate for visa which should be above 97%.  

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