BATU PAHAT (Jan 22): Malaysia is ready for an increase in the air and land vaccinated travel lane (VTL) quota, provided that Singapore agrees to such a move, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The event was also attended by MIROS director-general Datuk Dr Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim and Road Transport Department director-general Datuk Zailani Hashim. Meanwhile, Wee reminded travellers to apply for permits, so that they can use the VTL initiative. On Friday, both Malaysia and Singapore allowed the resumption of ticket sales for land and air VTLs, but with a 50% reduction in the quota from what it was before. “We welcome the decision to reopen [the] VTLs [between] Malaysia and Singapore, which were suspended a month ago.

Source: The Edge Markets January 23, 2022 01:28 UTC