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The Malaysian government is thinking of reopening its borders

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

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The Malaysian government is thinking of reopening its borders. It would help in boosting the tourism sector, says Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.


To quote her, “We are now working at negotiating with countries such as Singapore, Brunei, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and New Zealand which have been identified as Green Zones.”


Nancy explained that she received several requests from the local tourism industry players to think on this matter to keep their businesses surviving.
“However, this matter has to be discussed further with other ministries as well, such as the Ministry of Health (MoH) to ensure that we are allowed to do so (open country’s border) to boost our tourism sector,” she said.


When questioned whether the green travel bubble did help in boosting up the tourism sector, Nancy mentioned: “Yes, even some of the hotels such as in Langkawi are fully booked. So, it has been a good initiative.”


In the meantime, Nancy has requested the visitors from the green zones going to other places for holidays, to adhere to the standard operating procedure (SOP), particularly in maintaining physical distancing while traveling.


“We do not want the number of Covid-19 cases getting high after the government has approved the green travel bubble because at the end of the day, it will affect the economy, especially our tourism sector,” she added.

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