International Tourists Can Travel To Malaysia's Langkawi Beginning Nov 15 - PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- International tourists who wish to visit Malaysia’s Langkawi island are allowed to do so beginning Nov 15, through the International Tourism Bubble (Inbound) for the Langkawi Pilot Project, says Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the COVID-19 Pandemic Management Special Committee ton Friday had agreed to the proposed standard operating procedure (SOP) tabled by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) on the tourism bubble. He said the target group was high-yield tourists as well as individuals who had completed the COVID-19 vaccination. "Children under the age of 18 must be present with their parents/guardians who have been fully vaccinated, while the list of countries allowed will be determined by the Malaysian Immigration Department, Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs," he said in a statement here Friday. In addition, the prime minister said no quarantine conditions would be imposed, while tourists would have to stay for at least three days and undergo Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests, where the results should be either in digital or printed form. Langkawi island is located in the northern state, Kedah. -- BERNAMA