webfact Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Thai Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. (Photo: CNA/Saksith Saiyasombut) by Pichayada Promchertchoo BANGKOK: Thailand and Malaysia agreed to expedite quarantine-free travels across the borders for travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Thai Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday (Feb 25) after meeting his Malaysian counterpart Ismail Sabri Yaakob in Bangkok. “We share the hope that fully vaccinated people will soon be able to travel between Thailand and Malaysia without quarantine, while following public health measures of both sides,” stated Gen Prayut during a joint press conference at the Government House in Bangkok. “Malaysia has called such channel ‘Vaccinated Travel Lane’ (VTL),” he added. According to the Thai prime minister, a joint working group will be set up to discuss guidelines for cross-border travels in order to expedite the reopening of borders. Full story: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/thailand-malaysia-expedite-quarantine-free-vaccinated-travellers-2519966 -- © Copyright Channel NewsAsia 2022-02-26 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Great News ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paahlman Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Missed KL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 10 hours ago, tonray said: Great News ! Just fashionable rhetoric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineusFreek Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 pcr test required? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carabaothai Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 no Thailand Pass? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonax Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Some foreigners seems to be more dirty than others! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 7:27 AM, webfact said: a joint working group will be set up to discuss guidelines for cross-border travels in order to expedite the reopening of borders. It's committee time. Real headline "Set-of a Committee to Study Cross-Border Travels will be Expedited" In other Thai-Malaysia news... Southern Thailand peace talks to resume in Malaysia on March 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illiterate Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 In other words, “we support vaccinated transmission, but not unvaccinated transmission”. It fits right in with other Covid policies I’ll give it that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/03/777104/new-vtls-between-malaysia-thailand-and-cambodia-march-15 Seems like this will be going ahead. Does anyone know if the VTL will be open to vaccinated tourists, or only MY / TH nationals and permanent residents? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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