Proprietors pan move to open borders for tourism but keep nightclubs shut


Angie Tan

Business owners in the entertainment sector say night spots are an integral part of tourism. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 17, 2022.

IT makes no sense to reopen Malaysia’s borders to travellers come April 1 and expect the tourism sector to recover when nightclubs are told to stay closed, business owners in the entertainment sector said.

The country is to begin its transition to the endemic stage of the Covid-19 pandemic on April 1, but while all other economic activities are allowed to operate, nightclubs remain the only business that cannot reopen as they are deemed high-risk.


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  • Our tourism industry will be like Brunei's if nightclubs and bars are not allowed to open. Nobody ever wants to go to Brunei.

    Posted 2 years ago by Anonymous 1234