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Malaysia joins Thailand and Sri Lanka in granting visa-free entry for Indians

Malaysia joins Thailand and Sri Lanka in granting visa-free entry for Indians
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Kuala Lumpur, Nov 27 (PTI) Malaysia will grant a 30-day visa-free entry for Indian and Chinese citizens from December 1, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced, joining Thailand and Sri Lanka in recent weeks to offer such a facility to foreigners to promote tourism.

Ibrahim said the waiver was an additional facility to the existing visa exemptions currently enjoyed by Gulf nations and other West Asian countries, including Turkiye and Jordan.

However, Ibrahim, who is also the Finance Minister, said the visa exemption was subject to top security screening, the official Bernama news agency reported.