By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, Sept 5 — Selangor has recorded 3.6 million tourist arrivals up to June, surpassing the halfway mark of its goal to attract seven million visitors this year. The state is confident it will achieve the target by year-end, bolstered by tourism campaigns and attractions...

SEPANG, Aug 28 — The Health Ministry (MOH), in collaboration with Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd, has tightened screening for travellers entering via Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 to mitigate the spread of mpox.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 28 — No suspected mpox cases have been detected among the nearly 2.64 million travellers screened at the country’s international entry points since August 16, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said today.

SINGAPORE, Aug 13 — Motorcycle arrivals and departures via the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints can use QR codes generated on MyICA mobile app in lieu of passports from Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Malaysia has received 1,185,050 visitors from China as of May, a 194 per cent increase from the same period last year, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 5 — Effective this Sunday, all travellers from China are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 according to the criteria set by their respective home countries before entering Sabah.

Covid-19 checks on travellers to protect people, not discriminatory — Anwar PUTRAJAYA, Jan 4 — Malaysia does not discriminate against any country in conducting Covid-19 checks on travellers entering the country as its priority is the people’s health and safety, said Datuk Seri Anwar...

CHICAGO, Dec 29 — The United States will impose mandatory Covid-19 tests on travellers from China, US health officials said on Wednesday, joining India, Italy, Japan and Taiwan in taking new measures after Beijing's decision to lift stringent zero-Covid policies.

SYDNEY, Dec 29 — Australia is making no change to its rules around allowing travellers from China into the country, despite measures by some countries to require mandatory Covid-19 tests, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday.

BEIJING, Dec 27 — China will stop requiring inbound travellers to go into quarantine starting from January 8, the National Health Commission said on Monday in a major step towards easing curbs on its borders, which have been largely shut since 2020.

PUTRAJAYA, May 16 — Tourism Malaysia is enhancing partnerships with international airlines to welcome more tourists from West Asia back to Malaysia, said its director-general Datuk Zainuddin Abdul Wahab.

PADANG BESAR, May 5 — Travellers from Malaysia and Thailand can now use their border pass to enter the two countries starting today.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The requirement for Covid-19 testing before departure to Malaysia and upon arrival for certain categories of travellers has been dropped starting today, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

PUTRAJAYA, April 28 — Effective May 1, travellers under three categories are no longer required to undergo Covid-19 test before departing to Malaysia and upon arrival, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

PUTRAJAYA, April 7 — A total of 252,730 travellers were recorded to have entered and left Malaysia through the main entry points over a four-day period since the re-opening of the country's border on April 1, said Immigration Director-General Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud.

SEPANG, April 1 — A Saudi Airlines aircraft from Jeddah, Arab Saudi was the first international flight to land at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) following the reopening of the country’s borders today.

JOHOR BAHRU, April 1 — What an emotional moment it was for the many Malaysians gathered here as they patiently waited for the reopening of the Johor Causeway, which has been described as the busiest land crossing in the world, at midnight.

JAKARTA, March 8 — Indonesia will abolish Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid antigen test for fully vaccinated domestic travellers, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Travellers arriving in Malaysia from abroad through various programmes will not be required to undergo the six-day Covid-19 tests upon arrival effective Thursday (March 3).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — Travellers who have tested for Covid-19 in Langkawi on the day of arrival under the International Travel Bubble are allowed to stay at the hotel while waiting for the test results to avoid crowds at the Langkawi International Airport.