The visa service fee imposed on Indian nationals needs to be relaxed if Malaysia wants to catch the wave of Indian tourists, says the Malaysian Indian Tour and Travel Association. Its president K. Thangavelu said visa application hampered tourist arrivals as it was both expensive and difficult to obtain. An Indian national needs to pay… Read More »

Indian students possessing the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and equivalent certificates should enrol in community colleges, polytechnics and skills based training centres. Second Deputy Minister of Education, P. Kamalanathan said the education system and the training provide good job prospect for the graduates. “The pace of development in various sectors such as electrical and electronic… Read More »

MUMBAI: Malaysia plans to waive the visa fee for high-spending Indians as a strategy to hit the 29.4 million international tourist arrival target this year. Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said Malaysia needed an additional two million visitors to reach the target. India is the fifth largest source of tourists… Read More »

Malaysia has launched express immigration lanes for Southeast Asian citizens to facilitate their travel to and from the country ahead of its assumption of the ASEAN chair next month, a government official said Friday. Mustafa Ibrahim, the director general of the Immigration Department, told reporters that Malaysia had set up five lanes within the Kuala… Read More »