From today, domestic tourism between states under the recovery movement control order (RMCO) will be allowed, senior minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced yesterday. However, it won’t be free for all interstate travel like in the previous RMCO period.
The conditions are strict. Travel can only happen between RMCO states via government-registered tour agencies, which must obtain prior approval from the police before the tour. Details on participants, accommodation and activities will be provided by the tour agent to the police when applying for permission. Individuals need not personally apply for travel permission.
Travelling in a personal capacity and in private vehicles is not allowed. Also prohibited is travel from CMCO to RMCO states and vice versa.
“The National Security Council technical meeting after conducting risk assessments with government agencies involved, including recommendations from the Health Ministry, has agreed to allow a domestic tourism travel bubble between RMCO states with the following conditions,” Ismail Sabri said in his daily briefing yesterday.
“The permitted conditions are that such travel must utilise the services offered by tour agencies registered with the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac). Travel between states must only use tour vehicles registered with Motac as well. The use of private vehicles is not allowed,” the minister added.
So, it’s for organised tours only, and not DIY holidays. Tours from an RMCO state to another are not allowed to stop in a CMCO state it is passing by. Currently, states under the RMCO are Melaka, Pahang, Terengganu, Sabah, WP Putrajaya, Labuan and Perlis. All other states, including WP Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, are under the CMCO.
On another note, Ismail Sabri announced that Langkawi’s status will change from CMCO to RMCO effective today, so the island can be a destination in this new domestic travel bubble. The rest of Kedah remains under the CMCO.
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Announcing policy for the sake of announcing. Hv the minister himself checks and verifies the statement he made himself? How confusing or how beneficial it is to the public? For the sake of live update daily, all sorts of illogic measures with no clear direction are coming out, but gaji tetapi jalan tiap-tiap bulan. No wonder all wants to be in the cabinet and be a minister. A pandemic policy made by those least affected by the pandemic, how inclusive such policy!
What are you talking? Confusing, that seems to come from you, or did you do a lazy copy paste job again. If you didn’t know the covid infections are coming down, we have moved out of MCO 2.0 back to CMCO, vaccinations are started, schools are restarting, more economic activities are back inc local tourism. It is time move on and get back on track.
It’s a pandemic that has taken so many lives and we are not out of the woods yet, why are we talking about leisure/ tourism…full stop.
Brilliant idea DS Ismail! For govt-registered tour agencies to do local tours, and boost local ekonomi. Good time for local tourism since allowed, and go tour Parlimen since is still closed till ogos… Cuti-cuti lokal Malaysia geng!
Seriously, when was the last time you used an agent to book a holiday? Sounds like an SOP came up by rich VIPs used to having an agent cater to their whims.
Does he has common sense? Private car not allowed but travel bus allowed. A group of people from different families squeezed in a bus is allowed!!!! Another joke of the day from genius minister!
Yeah… getting in a bus with 40 others that God knows who got virus. How is that will help? Bila orang kata bodoh, marah pulak.
According to 70 smart minister, 40 others in a bus. Much safer then travel in own private car … Tengkiu gomen terbest, menteri bijak.. just like them travel in private jet
Might as well have no tourism.
Local tourism ok bah. No UK strain, no Africa strain. Tiptop health terbaek!
Time for revenge tourism. Now everyone can vacation with cheap petrol