Southeast Asia

US embassy refutes American professor Bruce Gilley’s claim, says Malaysia still safe to travel

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The US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has confirmed that Malaysia it is still safe to travel, denying American academic Bruce Gilley’s claim that it is not. “There is no change to the US travel advisory, which remains at Level 1, the lowest level of four,” he said in a statement. According to the US Office … Read more

China’s relaxed entry rules bring more travel, but would-be tourists wary of remaining barriers

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During the Lunar New Year holiday week in February, China recorded 3.23 million tourism receipts, almost the same as the festival period in 2019, the official Xinhua news agency reported in February. A big boost to these figures came in December, when China began allowing citizens some countries to enter without a visa for 15 … Read more