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Millennium
Asean Asian Medical Tourism 2008 :Conference &
Exhibition 2008 : Together for Health 2008
- A Strategic Approach for the Asean Asian
Countries..Destination Medical Tourism Malaysia
This Millennium 1st edition Conference &
Exhibition 2008 in collaboration with
ASEAN FOCUS:
Destination
Medical Tourism Malaysia: Malaysia extends visas
for health tourism to six months
08/01/2008
Kuala Lumpur - Visas for health tourists to
Malaysia has been extended from 30 days
to 6 months with immediate effect, the
government announced Tuesday. Deputy Prime
Minister Najib Tun Razak made the announcement
today after chairing a cabinet committee meeting
on tourism in the administrative capital of
Putrajaya.
He said the cabinet
committee agreed with the Home Ministry's
recommendation that health tourists be allowed
longer stays and provided with multiple entries
on their visas.
"This is to meet our aim
to promote health tourism in
the country," Najib was quoted as saying
by the official Bernama news agency.
He also reminded tourists interested in
applying for the health visa
to have supporting documents like letters of
verification from hospitals treating them.
At the same meeting, the committee had also
decided to impose a restriction on the
employment of workers at all major airports in
the country to Malaysian citizens only.
"We will issue rulings to MAB (Malaysia Airports
Berhad) to ensure that the workers are Malaysian
citizens," he said.
Najib added that the committee intended for
Malaysia to become a major shopping destination
in the Asian region by year 2010 where they aim
at achieving 50 per cent of foreign tourists'
total expenditure on shopping.
Currently, foreign tourist spending in Malaysia
is seen to be relatively low, constituting only
25 per cent of each tourist's total expenditure
in comparison to other countries where the
figure has reached 50 per cent.
Tourism is Malaysia's second highest foreign
exchange earner, after manufacturing. (special
correspondent from malaysia)Copyright,
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