Malaysia's autogates for foreign visitors 'fully recovered' at KLIA, JB checkpoints
AKPS director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain confirmed this in a press conference here at Terminal 1, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
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