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Malaysian minister announces vaccinated travel lane with Thailand, Cambodia

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Saturday, March 5, 2022 15:55

Photo by Ministry of Transport Malaysia.

Malaysia’s Transport Minister announced today that the country’s government is preparing to start a Vaccinated Travel Lane with Thailand and Cambodia as early as the middle of this month. The minister said the VTL will follow the same model as the VTL between Singapore’s Changi International Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

In the VTL, travellers who enter Malaysia take an RT-PCR test for Covid 2 days before departure, and then one on arrival, and get to enter the country without any quarantine.

The minister said in a press conference that officials are discussing which flights and routes to use for the VTL. He said he discussed the VTL on his trips to Thailand and Cambodia recently, and an official first announced the VTL planned with Thailand on February 25.

This news comes 3 months after Singapore had to temporarily cancel its VTL due to the spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant in December. Countries that had been on its VTL list also included the US, UK, and Australia.

SOURCE: Malay Mail | Singapore Air

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Artemis080

2022-03-07 06:29

I won't travel between any destination until the risk of mandatory quarantine has been removed. Even then, I never travel to Malaysia unless I have to. But, that's mostly because it's boring as hell.

HiuMak

2022-03-07 06:45

12 minutes ago, Artemis080 said: I won't travel between any destination until the risk of mandatory quarantine has been removed. Even then, I never travel to Malaysia unless I have to. But, that's mostly because it's boring as hell. Worked…

Poolie

2022-03-07 10:18

3 hours ago, HiuMak said: Worked and lived there for 8 years. Never been boring. Local hospitality sometimes is a miss and hit though. You just need to know where to look for fun. Kaula Lumpur is the only place…

Noble_Design

2022-03-07 12:18

5 hours ago, HiuMak said: Worked and lived there for 8 years. Never been boring. Local hospitality sometimes is a miss and hit though. You just need to know where to look for fun. 1 hour ago, Poolie said:…

Poolie

2022-03-07 12:24

Lah?? Wrong coast mate. Try 'marra.'😀

Tara Abhasakun

A Thai-American dual citizen, Tara has reported news and spoken on a number of human rights and cultural news issues in Thailand. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in history from The College of Wooster. She interned at Southeast Asia Globe, and has written for a number of outlets. Tara reports on a range of Thailand news issues.

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