(C) scmp
Deputy Minister for International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said that the incident was being thoroughly investigated, with the Ministry of Health continuously monitoring the country’s Covid-19 status.
He said that since the number of Covid-19 cases, particularly those involving the Omicron strain, was still high, the decision to reopen international borders should be taken with caution and consideration.
During a press conference after a discourse on strengthening Skudai Industry and Small and Medium Enterprise, he said, “The Ministry of Health is looking into it, and its proposal will be submitted to the Cabinet very soon.”
According to him, the National Recovery Council or MPN, which is being led by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has given a recommendation for the government to consider reopening Malaysia’s borders in light of the country’s high immunization rate.
“The Nikkei Recovery Index study states that Malaysia has one of the finest recovery programs, with all of them working smoothly. Consequently, we believe that the administration may contemplate this (reopening international borders) if new and stricter SOPs are implemented,” he also added.
His remarks were also followed by an explanation that current negotiations on reopening Malaysia’s border with Singapore were focused on the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) through land and air, with the approved quota being reviewed on a regular basis.
“Because Malaysia and Singapore have significant economic relations, we will investigate if we can enhance the number of participants.”
“As a result of conversations with the Chamber of Commerce here, they have requested that the government revisit (restrictions) since business travel is critical to Johor in order to revitalize the (state) economy,” he said.
Thousands of users of the well-known social network Reddit were left without access after a major outage of the website.…
Anne Hathaway is slated to play the much expected film version of Colleen Hoover's best-selling book Verity in front of…
Gucci is ready to change its presentation approach for 2025 in a radical action aimed to revolutionize the fashion industry.…
As world investors wait for significant changes that might solve long-standing problems of governance and responsibility in South Korea's companies,…
Regarding the controversial 2015 UFO incident, a Pentagon official disclosed in a major development that it has cracked the riddle…
As Donald Trump prepares for his second administration, his cabinet choices blatantly deviate from his first government. Once distinguished by…
This website uses cookies.
Read More