Attention! Citizens are prohibited from entering Malaysia as of September 7

jpnn.com, PUTRA JAYA – The Malaysian government prohibits citizens of Indonesia, India and the Philippines with long-term visas from entering the neighboring country as of Monday, September 7, 2020.

“Taking into account the sharp increase in cases in some countries, the Special Ministerial Meeting on PKP Implementation has decided to impose long-term visa restrictions in three countries,” said Malaysian Defense Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, at a press conference. Movement (PKP) 168th day in Putrajaya, Tuesday (1/8).

Restrictions for foreign nationals of the three countries include Permanent Resident (PR), Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) visas, expats of all categories including Professional Visit Pass (PLIK), resident passes, Malaysian spouse ( Spouse visa) and students.

“This decision was made on the advice of the Malaysian Ministry of Health (KKM) to curb the transmission within the country of imported COVID-19 cases,” he said.

On the same occasion, Ismail said that up to 673 people had been fined for violating PKP’s recovery rules on Monday (8/31). This figure is the highest since PKPP was implemented.

“Pubs and nightclubs are not yet authorized to operate. Therefore, the act of opening pubs and nightclubs is a violation of SOPs and the law because it is still on the unauthorized operations register,” he said. (ant / dil / jpnn)

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