Travel between Malaysia, Singapore resumes as Vaccinated Travel Lane kicks off
Kuala Lumpur
29-November-2021
Travel across the bridge connecting Malaysia and Singapore as well as an
air corridor opened on Monday after disruptions caused by the Covid-19
pandemic.
The bridge link, or causeway, was one of the busiest
crossing points in the world with hundreds of thousands from both
countries crossing the link daily before the pandemic.
Malaysian
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who is on an official visit to
Singapore, stopped by the causeway as part of a ceremony to mark its
reopening under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL), Xinhua news agency
reported.
"As close, immediate neighbours, the deep relation between Malaysia and Singapore is of immense importance to both sides. More active multilevel engagements and much stronger cooperation is certainly the way forward for our two countries," he told a joint press conference with Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong.
"This is also crucial for our contact of cooperation in undertaking effective and meaningful recovery efforts, so that our countries will come stronger following the devastating impacts of the Covid pandemic," he said.
Ismail Sabri said talks are underway to increase the number of crossing points, including from the second bridge link, and to allow private vehicles to make the trip.
Currently travellers may only take special busses to make the land crossing while air travellers are confined to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Singapore's Changi Airport.
Travel under the VTL will see quarantine requirements waived for fully vaccinated individuals, with other standard operating procedures in place to prevent the spread of Covid. - IANS
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