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Malaysia to ease visa process for Indians

Last Updated 08 July 2010, 14:19 IST

"We have engaged a private company to make it easier for Indian nationals to visit Malaysia," Najib said in his keynote address to a business seminar titled "Towards strategic partnership tapping growth opportunities".

"There were a record 111 flights between the two countries in a week," the premier told the seminar organised by the Malaysia India Business Council and the Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce an Industry.

Malaysian Airlines, the country's national carrier, operates 30 weekly flights between the two countries, Malaysia's budget airlines Air Asia has 63 weekly flights flying between Malaysia and India. The other flights are operated by three Indian airlines including Jet Airways.

Malaysia had introduced visa on arrival facility for nationals of a few countries including India but revoked it later complaining that many Indian nationals had failed to return to India on the expiry of their tourist visa and had allegedly mingled among the crowds here and become illegal nationals.

Recently, the authorities here said Indian nationals who were residents of other countries could transit through Malaysia availing the visa on arrival facility.

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(Published 08 July 2010, 14:19 IST)

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