Malaysia news

2022 - 4 - 27

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No more COVID-19 tests for fully vaccinated travellers entering ... (CNA)

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia announced that it will broadly lift COVID-19 restrictions beginning May 1, including the removal of a mask mandate while outdoors as ...

“But for the time being, it is under control. We still need to be careful. “What’s important is the positivity rate. "I encourage all to activate the MySJ Trace function for the purpose of contact tracing," he said. Travel insurance will no longer be a prerequisite for foreigners entering the country. Advertisement

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Sharp drop in usage of Malaysia's contact tracing app as apathy sets ... (The Straits Times)

Many stopped using it for weeks although the check-in requirement will be dropped only from May 1. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

I suppose this would be a valid point to drop the check-in requirement." "No matter how much I try to follow the rules, it's just very tiring. Government data showed that 81.5 per cent of the Malaysian population is fully vaccinated. There would be a long queue because of it when it should have just taken seconds (to walk in)," said the 29-year-old who stopped using the app last month. The growing resistance towards the use of the app could lead to poor situational awareness of Covid-19 on the part of the health ministry and poorer management of the situation, said Datuk Awang. "It's very annoying to have to flip out your phone and scan the QR code at the entrance before being allowed into a mall.

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Malaysia Scraps Covid Tests for Travelers, Outdoor Mask Mandate (Bloomberg)

Malaysia relaxed virus restrictions including mask mandates and testing at airports as the Southeast Asian nation adjusts to living with Covid.

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Malaysia scraps Covid-19 tests for all incoming vaccinated travellers (Hindustan Times)

The country is scrapping mandatory virus tests on all incoming vaccinated travellers beginning May 1, an exemption it had initially bestowed to Singapore ...

Cases continue to fall even as Malaysia gradually rolls back two years’ worth of virus restrictions. Malaysia last Thursday dropped mandatory quarantine for Covid-19 close contacts, and earlier this month began allowing the unvaccinated to travel across states. The announcement marks another significant milestone for Malaysia since it reopened its borders this month and waived quarantine requirements for vaccinated visitors.

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Malaysia to ease Covid-19 rules from May 1; no more tests for fully ... (The Straits Times)

All fully vaccinated travellers, children aged 12 and below regardless of their vaccination status, and travellers with a history of recovery from Covid-19 ...

They will also not be required to take another test within 24 hours of arrival in Malaysia. Currently, fully vaccinated travellers must take a test 48 hours before departure, and again upon arrival. Non-vaccinated travellers are required to take a test - either an RT-PCR test or an antigen rapid test (RTK-Ag) conducted by a medical professional - within two days before departure for Malaysia, take a supervised RTK test within 24 hours of arrival, undergo a five-day quarantine, and take an RT-PCR on day 4 or a professional RTK test on day 5. Even if we are asymptomatic, we may be carriers of the Covid-19 virus,” Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin told a news conference which was aired live on social media. All fully vaccinated travellers, children aged 12 and below regardless of their vaccination status, and travellers with a history of recovery from Covid-19 within six to 60 days of departure, will no longer be required to take a pre-departure polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. For Hari Raya Puasa, visiting and open houses will be allowed, with no cap on the number of visitors to a household.

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Malaysia Covid-19 update: Easing of restrictions announced starting ... (Prestige Online)

Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin announced the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Malaysia today starting May 1, 2022.

The National Security Council’s negative list of banned activities is no longer applicable from 15 May onwards. — KKMalaysia😷 (@KKMPutrajaya)April 27, 2022 It is still encouraged when in crowded places and for high-risk individuals. — KKMalaysia😷 (@KKMPutrajaya)April 27, 2022 If they still test positive, they’ll be required to undergo quarantine for 7 days. He also announced that everyone will now be allowed to dine in, enter buildings and travel regardless of vaccination status.

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Malaysia to lift more COVID curbs, eases mask mandate (Reuters)

Malaysia will ease more COVID-19 curbs from the start of next month, including lifting restrictions on those who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus ...

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Heading to Malaysia this long weekend? These are the peak hours ... (The Straits Times)

In 2019, wait times were up to 4 hours long for those entering Malaysia during the peak National Day and Hari Raya Haji long weekends.

Traffic police will be stationed at critical junctions leading to the land checkpoints to ensure road discipline, and travellers are advised to cooperate with instructions and keep to their lanes. Travellers must also have passports that are valid, with at least six months before the expiry date, and the necessary permits. The Good Friday weekend that started on April 15 saw long lines at the land checkpoints as traveller numbers hit a new high since the pandemic.

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Malaysia has highest percentage of women board members in Asia (New Straits Times Online)

Set by the government in 2011, the Corporate Governance (CG) Blueprint 2011 and the current Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance 2021 (MCCG 2021) stipulates ...

"The percentage change for tenure term has also decreased for Malaysia and the Philippines, which could be due to the wider pool of women candidates in these countries given that the overall women participation on boards has increased," the report said. The seventh edition report of 'Women in the boardroom: A global perspective' also revealed that the percentage of women in board seats in Southeast Asia has fared better with an average of 17.1 per cent compared to 14.3 per cent in 2018. The figure outperforms the Asia average of 11.7 per cent and is closing in on the global average of 19.7 per cent. "The tenure of women in board seats in Southeast Asia has either remained stable or saw a decline, with the average tenure having decreased most sharply in Singapore, from 5.0 years to 4.4 years. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has the highest percentage of women board members in Asia at 26 per cent, ahead of the global average of 19.7 per cent. A latest study by Deloitte in collaboration with The 30% Club found that Malaysia has the highest percentage of women chief financial officers among the Asian nations surveyed (34.9 per cent), more than double the global average of 15.7 per cent.

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