MUAR: Malaysia and Singapore will undertake efforts to recognise each other's COVID-19 vaccination certificates to facilitate border crossings, National Recovery Council (MPN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.
Muhyiddin said he had recently discussed this with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who agreed in principle.
For the time being, he said Singapore was being cautious about opening its borders as both countries were still dealing with COVID-19 cases, while the vaccination process on both sides of the border has not been completed.
"Malaysians want to visit Singapore and they want to come here too as both countries share close ties, including daily business activities as well.
"And when the borders can't be opened, this turns out to be a big problem," he told reporters after a meeting with Johor Bersatu leaders here today.
To date, the only cross-border activity allowed involves lorry and trailer drivers who have had their vaccine shots in Singapore.
Muhyiddin said if there is a breakthrough between both countries on the matter, then it will also pave the way for similar talks with other nations as well, including Thailand.
"In our meetings, we have already started discussing the (possibility of) opening up our borders, either for foreign tourists or just for Malaysians.
"We will also examine data and science and seek the views of experts, including at the Health Ministry level and also look at border security issues under the Home Ministry," he said.
Besides border crossing, Muhyiddin said issues concerning unemployment, including among graduates in the country, and underpaid employees would also be discussed in the MPN meeting next Monday.
"Unemployment among graduates had already been an issue even before the pandemic, but maybe it is a more stressful situation now. What we did when I was Prime Minister was to work on job initiatives through the National Employment Council.
"I expect Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to continue with this effort to generate as many job opportunities as possible. Our previous target was 500,000 jobs," he said.
He said with the opening of more economic sectors such as tourism and manufacturing, there will soon be more jobs and options available, including for those currently being underpaid.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Fri Sep 24 2021
Malaysia and Singapore will undertake efforts to recognise each other's COVID-19 vaccination certificates to facilitate border crossings, National Recovery Council (MPN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. - Astro AWANI
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