{"id":11465,"date":"2021-09-12T13:04:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T05:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11465"},"modified":"2021-09-12T13:04:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T05:04:37","slug":"tourists-flying-into-langkawi-dont-need-police-letter-khairy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11465","title":{"rendered":"Tourists flying into Langkawi don&#8217;t need police letter &#8212; Khairy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 &#8212; Individuals who are going to Langkawi Island by flight from Sept 16 do not need a permission letter from police, said Health Minister\u00a0Khairy Jamaluddin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khairy in a tweet said only those using land transport from other states&nbsp;need to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;For the Langkawi\u00a0pilot tourism program\u2018 travel bubble\u2019,\u00a0a letter from the police was for the purpose of interstate travel and roadblocks if they are\u00a0traveling by land,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-13-at-12.39.56.png\" alt=\"langkawi\" class=\"wp-image-10756\" width=\"497\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-13-at-12.39.56.png 584w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-13-at-12.39.56-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-13-at-12.39.56-184x100.png 184w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-13-at-12.39.56-350x190.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sept 9, the government announced allowing domestic visitors from all over the country to visit Langkawi except those in areas under Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The island resort was chosen as the first destination of the tourism bubble program pilot project for individuals who have completed two doses of COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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