DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 23 — Amid escalating conflict between the junta government and rebel Arakan Army in Myanmar, approximately 60,000 Rohingya entered Bangladesh in the last two months, Anadolu Agency quoted a Bangladeshi official on yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — The preparations for the 2027 South East Asian (SEA) Games and upgrading of the Malaysia-Indonesia border in Sarawak are among the topics to be discussed at the Dewan Rakyat today.

BANGKOK, April 20 — Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to enhance cooperation in combating cross-border crime, human trafficking and job scams, said Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — Asean foreign ministers have called on all parties for an immediate cessation of violence and to exercise utmost restraint in the border areas of Myanmar.

ALOR SETAR, April 16 — Close collaboration among security agencies in implementing integrated surveillance and operations is crucial for maintaining border safety and safeguarding national security.

KOTA TINGGI, Feb 11 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) consistently maintain highest-level control of the country's borders to safeguard national sovereignty and prevent encroachments, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — The Malaysia Tourism Agency Association (MATA) has urged the government to temporarily suspend the entry of tourists from China into the country until the daily cases of Covid-19 in China decrease.

SINGAPORE, Aug 24 — Covid-19 vaccination will continue to be a condition for the approval of all new applications for long-term passes and work passes in Singapore, the Health Ministry (MOH) said today.

CHISINAU, June 12 — More than 95,000 people crossed the border checkpoints of Romania in the past 24 hours, of which over 9,000 were citizens of Ukraine, reported Sputnik, quoting the Romanian Border Police on Sunday.

PASIR MAS, May 29 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) expects some 1,000 private vehicles from Thailand to enter Kelantan on weekends following the reopening of the Malaysia-Thailand border from June 1.

PADANG BESAR, May 15 — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) would consider a suggestion to display notices on the ban of RON95 petrol sales to foreign-registered vehicles at the country’s border gates.

KANGAR, May 9 — The Perlis government has expressed the hope that the free-flow zone in Wang Kelian at the border with Thailand can be reopened soon to revitalise the local economy.

KOTA BHARU, April 10 — Police arrested a man after they found 48 packages and 273 boxes of fireworks worth RM20,745 in his house in Kampung Bunut Payung here, last night.

PUTRAJAYA, April 7 — A total of 252,730 travellers were recorded to have entered and left Malaysia through the main entry points over a four-day period since the re-opening of the country's border on April 1, said Immigration Director-General Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The toll exemption for seven days at the toll plazas in Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (Johor Causeway) and Tanjung Kupang (Linkedua), in Johor in conjunction with the reopening of land borders between Malaysia and Singapore which began on Friday (April 1) will end at midnight tonight.

SINGAPORE, March 11 — Singapore welcomed Malaysia's announcement to reopen its border on April 1, noting that it can’t pre-determine the date of re-opening on its side for now, according to the republic’s Multi Ministry Taskforce (MTF) on Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR,  Feb 1 — The government has been urged to set a definite timeline for the reopening of the country's borders to restore the various economic activities, including trade, industry, investment and tourism.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 6 — The Immigration Department is ready in terms of systems, passport supply and manpower for the reopening of the country’s borders, its director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said.

MUAR, Sept 24 — Malaysia and Singapore will undertake efforts to recognise each other’s Covid-19 vaccination certificates to facilitate border crossings, National Recovery Council (MPN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.