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A total of 96 Bangladeshi nationals among 131 foreigners denied entry into Malaysia during a special operation conducted by the country’s Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), according to Malaysian daily The Star. The operation, carried out last Friday, screened over 300 people at Terminal One of KLIA, resulting in the denial of entry to nationals from several countries, including 30 Pakistanis and five Indonesians. Malaysian PM warns Southeast Asia that trade war is not ‘passing storm’ In a statement, the AKPS said the individuals were refused entry as they failed to meet the required criteria for entering Malaysia. The agency cited multiple issues, including suspicious travel arrangements, failure to report to immigration counters, and insufficient funds. “Insufficient funds are generally a big clue into the intent of the person seeking entry. For example, there were those who claimed to be visiting for a month but had only brought around RM500, leading to doubts over their true intentions,” the AKPS said in a statement yesterday. Foreign Affairs Adviser off to Malaysia to attend ASEAN Regional Forum   Authorities have advised all travellers to comply with immigration requirements and ensure they meet all necessary conditions before attempting to enter Malaysia.

The government of Malaysia has lifted the entry restriction for foreign nationals from a number of countries, including Bangladesh, with immediate effect. However, to curb further spread of COVID-19 , an entry into Malaysia may only be allowed, on a case-by-case basis upon obtaining a prior entry approval from the Immigration Department of Malaysia. Read: UK removes Bangladesh from travel red list The visitors need to have valid Malaysian visa and must be fully vaccinated (WHO approved vaccines) with a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test result. They will have to undergo mandatory quarantine in accordance with the latest ruling as issued by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia.

After banning Indian nationals from entering Malaysia, the government today extended the ban to cover travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the ban covered all categories of long-term social visit pass holders, business travellers and social visitors. "However, exemptions are given to holders of diplomatic and official passports as provided for under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961," he said in a statement today on the Movement Control Order (MCO), Conditional MCO (CMCO) and Recovery MCO (RMCO). He said this category of travellers could enter Malaysia subject to the existing Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The government had earlier banned visitors from India following an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases in that country.

Malaysia has imposed restrictions on entry of citizens from 12 countries including Bangladesh, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Saturday.