Malaysia scraps visa-on-arrival facility for Indians

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 4 (PTI) Malaysia has scrapped the
visa-on-arrival facility for Indian nationals along with those
of 26 other nations, visitors from where will now have to
apply for a visa from their respective countries.
A foreign ministry official said the visa-on-arrival
facility had been abolished for 27 countries including India,
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and other nations from Africa
from August one.
He said the Home Ministry had issued a circular to this
effect last week.
A news report published in the local media in June had
said this facility had been suspended for Indian nationals,
but authorities had then denied taking any such decision.
A large number of Indians visit Malaysia throughout the
year, many of them for shopping.