VTL talks ongoing with countries under travel restriction, says Santhara


KUALA LUMPUR: Discussions are still ongoing to allow Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) with several countries that have yet to fully reopen their borders including with China in order to boost tourism activities, says Datuk Seri Dr Edmund Santhara Kumar.

The Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said his ministry had expressed their recommendations through the Foreign Ministry to the representatives of the Chinese government to allow its citizens to visit Malaysia as soon as their borders reopen.

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