Malaysia ready to welcome international tourists back

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Immigration
services at entry points will be back to their pre-pandemic strength in
anticipation of large crowds of travelers and an influx of foreign workers as the
country
reopens its borders on April 1, Malaysia's Immigration Department Director-General Khairul
Dzaimee Daud said.
Counters at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and other
entry points will operate around the clock beginning on April 1, he told a
press conference on March 30, adding that Malaysia wants to make sure everything goes
smoothly and efficiently, without letting visitors wait too long.
Khairul said that between March 1 and 28, a total of
84,915 international passports were issued, which is a strong indication that
Malaysians are eager to travel after being unable to do so since the start of
the pandemic in 2020.
He expected the number of passport applications to increase during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri in May, one of the biggest holidays in Malaysia, when many more countries open their borders.
Meanwhile, Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said the
police force is also ready for the reopening of borders.
As
with other agencies, they have made ample preparations, especially at the northern
and southern borders in Peninsular Malaysia as well as Sabah and Sarawak, he
told reporters at the Defence Services Asia and National Security Asia 2022
exhibitions on March 29./.