Malaysia eases visa rules for South Asia tourists
May 25, 2010 03:48 pm
At present visitors from the four countries need to obtain a visa before
entering Malaysia, after the government in 2008 scrapped a tourist-friendly
visa programme for them in a bid to curb illegal immigration.
Under the new rules, they can visit the Southeast Asian nation without a visa
while transiting to another country, Tourism
“It will be easier for them to holiday in
He said combined tourist arrivals from the four countries stood at 1.59 million
last year, led by
Immigration officials however called for it to be scrapped after many visitors
were found to have overstayed, the majority of them reportedly Indians who
remained to work in restaurants and on plantations.
AFP