Chandra Muzaffar says there should be no compromise with 'evil' in Malaysia's policy just to 'please one superpower or the other'.

It comes as a storm continues over the government's plan to include BlackRock's GIP in an airport consortium.

Shortages of workers led to long lines and delays during the peak summer travel season last year, marring the industry's recovery from Covid-19 and spurring demand for new initiatives to attract workers.

Under a new bill to be presented to parliament, limits for liquids will be raised to two litres.

The government says passengers deserve reliable services, and to be properly compensated if things don't go to plan.

Strikes by low-cost pilots and cabin crew across Europe are adding to the disruption.

Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Penang International Airport, and Langkawi International Airport showed the most significant increase, by more than 200% respectively compared to the preceding month.

It may mean going the extra mile, having to provide such information, but at the end of the day, travellers would depart with a positive impression of their stay in Malaysia.

The US Transportation Security Administration says the prior yearly record was about 4,400 in 2019 and the current rate of gun detections in carry-on luggage at checkpoints per million passengers is twice the prior high.

The airport scored highly for strict enforcement of mask wearing, visibly present cleaning staff, and the routing of all incoming and outgoing flights through a single terminal for easier passenger tracking.

US border agents carried out over 1,100 searches of Chinese nationals' electronic devices in 2019, a 66% increase over 2018.