COVID-19: Malaysia imposes travel ban on Sri Lanka, other countries

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Malaysia has imposed a travel ban on Sri Lanka and a few other countries where coronavirus cases have seen a rise over the last couple of weeks.

According to a notification issued by the Malaysian immigration authorities, citizens of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal will not be allowed to enter Malaysia from May 8.

The move came after Malaysia imposed a travel ban on India in the last month, as the country struggles to cope with the pandemic. Senior Malaysia Minister Ismail Yakoob announced the conditions of the ban.

“The travel restriction imposed on citizens of these countries involved all categories holding long-term social visit passes, business travellers and for social visits,” he said.

The minister disclosed that there were some exemptions to the ban as well. “Exemptions are, however, given to holders of diplomatic passports and officials as stated in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961.

This category will be considered to enter Malaysia using the existing standard operating procedures,” he added. Following the announcement of the travel ban, a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight has been stopped from flying to Malaysia.

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AIA Saturday, 08 May 2021 09:51 AM

Where are the trophies that our leaders so proudly claimed for their brilliant win over covid

Sisil Sudesh Saturday, 08 May 2021 10:17 AM

Becoming pariahs all over the world.

RoaringCreek Saturday, 08 May 2021 11:07 AM

This shows that Sri Lanka is now being invaded by the Indian variant. This is what we do not want to hear. Please no crickets even in backyards.

Peacemaker Saturday, 08 May 2021 11:12 AM

Under gota and rajapaksa henchmen, Sri Lanka has become a poor, third-world and waste country and this is just a Chinese colony

Joshua Saturday, 08 May 2021 11:48 AM

We are being banned all over the world but we welcome people in to this country as we are greedy for money as well as new covid variants

Adam Speak Saturday, 08 May 2021 11:50 AM

May be because returning the toxic coconut oil??

Ranaweera Sunday, 09 May 2021 08:30 AM

Malaysia , the exporters of toxic coconut oil ,

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