Land VTL can be implemented before Hari Raya, says PM Ismail Sabri
Land VTL can be implemented before Hari Raya, says PM Ismail Sabri
首相Ismail Sabri说陆地疫苗接种旅行车道可以在Hari Raya之前实施
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is confident that Malaysia can implement the land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) by May this year.
马来西亚首相Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob有信心在今年5月之前实施陆地疫苗接种旅行车道（VTL）。
He said the Health Ministry would be studying several proposals on Malaysia’s VTL with neighbouring countries such as Singapore, Thailand and Brunei.
他说，卫生部将与新加坡，泰国和文莱等邻国研究有关马来西亚VTL的几项提案。
“The air VTL is easier to implement compared to land VTL as travellers arriving at airports can be quickly screened [for Covid-19]. However, we need to avoid creating long queues of vehicles when conducting screenings at land entry points.
"与陆地VTL相比，航空VTL更容易实施，因为可以快速筛查抵达机场的旅客（Covid-19）。但是，在陆地入境点进行检查时，我们需要避免造成车辆排长队。
“We have given several proposals to the Health Ministry to find the best way to facilitate and expedite the implementation of the land VTL. I would like to stress that this matter can be settled before Hari Raya [this year],” he told a press conference for Malaysian journalists here on Feb 26.
"我们已经向卫生部提出了几项建议，以找到促进和加快实施土地VTL的最佳方式。我想强调的是，这件事可以在Hari Raya（今年）之前解决，"他在2月26日为马来西亚记者举行的新闻发布会上说。
He said the land VTL, particularly between Thailand and Malaysia, is important because it not only involves tourism but also bilateral trade, especially border trade which accounts for half of the Malaysia-Thailand trade totalling US$10.5 billion (about RM44.1 billion).
他说，土地VTL，特别是泰国和马来西亚之间的土地VTL很重要，因为它不仅涉及旅游业，还涉及双边贸易，特别是边境贸易，占马来西亚 - 泰国贸易总额为105亿美元（约合441亿令吉）的一半。
He said Malaysia’s land VTL with Singapore and Brunei is important for the cross-border movement of people with these two countries.
他说，马来西亚与新加坡和文莱的土地VTL对于这两个国家的人员跨境流动非常重要。
“Almost 200,000 Malaysian workers commute between Malaysia and Singapore. Apart from this, at the Malaysia-Brunei border, those in Limbang and Lawas need to go through Brunei. Until today, they could not cross border yet,” he added.
"近20万马来西亚工人在马来西亚和新加坡之间上下班。除此之外，在马来西亚 - 文莱边境，Limbang 和Lawas的人需要通过文莱。直到今天，他们还不能越过边境，"他补充说。
On 25 Feb, Ismail Sabri and his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan o-cha held a meeting in conjunction with his maiden official visit to Thailand as Prime Minister.
于2月25日， Ismail Sabri和他的泰国同行Prayuth Chan o-cha举行了一次会议，这是他作为首相首次正式访问泰国。
Malaysia and Thailand have agreed in principle to implement the air, land and sea VTL to facilitate the movement of people between the two countries.
马来西亚和泰国原则上同意实施空中，陆地和海上VTL，以促进两国之间的人员流动。
After the meeting, Ismail Sabri said the relevant ministries and agencies would hold discussions to work out the standard operating procedure for the reopening of borders soon, the VTL for Malaysia and Test & Go for Thailand.
会后, Ismail Sabri表示，相关部委和机构将进行讨论，以制定尽快重新开放边境的标准操作程序，马来西亚的VTL和泰国的Test & Go。
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri said Malaysia and Thailand had agreed to recognise their respective Covid-19 vaccination certificates — MySejahtera (Malaysia) and Mor Prom (Thailand) - to support their efforts to reopen their borders.
与此同时， Ismail Sabri表示，马来西亚和泰国已同意承认各自的Covid-19疫苗接种证书 - MySejahtera（马来西亚）和Mor Prom（泰国） - 以支持他们重新开放边境的努力。
“We will follow up with the digital vaccination certificate recognition and integration of the MySejahtera and Mor Prom applications to facilitate cross-border travel between the two countries,” he said.
"我们将跟进MySejahtera和Mor Prom申请的数字疫苗接种证书认可和整合，以促进两国之间的跨境旅行，"他说。