Even Australia and New Zealand, which enforced tough entry rules at the start of the pandemic, have made their borders more flexible for foreigners than Malaysia has, says Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Abdul Karim Hamzah. – Facebook pic, April 14, 2022.
SARAWAK’s tourism, creative industry and performing arts minister has taken a swipe at the standard operating procedure imposed on foreigners entering the country, describing it as rigid. Abdul Karim Hamzah said now it is even easier for foreigners to enter Australia than Malaysia, alluding to the fact that the former was among the first few countries in the world to introduce tough entry rules at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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