SEPANG, Jan 22 — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is targeting the arrival of five million tourists from China this year compared to 3.1 million in 2019, says Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — The Chinese New Year (CNY) is being celebrated on a big scale like the ‘old normal’ across the country, finally ending two years of modest festivities in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 19 — All foreign tourists entering Sabah no longer need to undergo a pre-entry Covid-19 test and present a vaccination certificate starting yesterday, said Deputy Chief Minister II Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Admissions of Covid-19 patients to health facilities per 100,000 population dropped 27.1 per cent in the second epidemiological week 2023 (ME 2/2023) from January 8 to 14 compared to the previous week, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PENDANG, Jan 12 — The Covid-19 situation in the country is still under control and so far there is no need for the government to close the borders, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — A former soldier today failed in his application to challenge the decision by the authorities to terminate his service from the Malaysian Army after he refused to be given the Covid-19 vaccination.

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 12 — There will be no additional standard operating procedures (SOP) imposed on travellers arriving in Sabah from China, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The global air cargo market softened in November 2022 as a result of economic headwinds with global demand measured in cargo tonne-kilometres falling 13.7 per cent compared with November 2021 despite November being the traditional peak season, the International Air Transport (IATA) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The number of new Covid-19 cases in the first epidemiological week (ME 1/2023) from January 1 to 7, recorded a drop of 14.2 per cent, to 3,231 cases compared with 3,767 cases reported in the previous week.

BEIJING, Jan 9 — As China opened its borders on Sunday after three years of restrictions that were implemented due to Covid-19, the test samples of coronavirus-positive passengers arriving from abroad will be analysed to determine the variant.

SHANGHAI, Jan 8 — China on Saturday marked the first day of "chun yun", the 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world's largest annual migration of people, bracing for a huge increase in travellers and the spread of Covid-19 infections.

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, Jan 6 — With China days away from dropping border controls that have effectively shut it off from the rest of the world for three years, countries are lining up to impose curbs on travellers from China to contain its raging Covid-19 outbreak.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 6 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is offering 4,914 permanent posts this year, comprising 4,263 posts for medical officers, 335 dental officers and 316 pharmacy officers.

BANGKOK, Jan 6 — Thailand would not require tourists – including from China – to undergo a pre-departure Covid-19 test.

ISTANBUL, Jan 5 — European Union (EU) member states agreed Wednesday on a "coordinated precautionary approach" against a recent spike in coronavirus infections in China, recommending asking travelers from the country for negative Covid tests.

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 5 — Effective this Sunday, all travellers from China are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 according to the criteria set by their respective home countries before entering Sabah.

LONDON, Dec 4 —Novak Djokovic is likely to miss the Indian Wells and the Miami Open Masters tournaments after United States travel authorities extended the requirement for non-US nationals to be vaccinated.

SEREMBAN, Jan 4 — The Negeri Sembilan government is considering making the wearing of face masks compulsory again, especially indoors, should there be a drastic increase in Covid-19 cases in the state.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to listen to experts, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), that advised against travel restrictions.

Covid-19 checks on travellers to protect people, not discriminatory — Anwar PUTRAJAYA, Jan 4 — Malaysia does not discriminate against any country in conducting Covid-19 checks on travellers entering the country as its priority is the people’s health and safety, said Datuk Seri Anwar...