PETALING JAYA: Melaka will be moving to Phase Two and Negri Sembilan to Phase Three of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) from Sept 4, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

       This means that Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Putrajaya and Kedah are the only states and federal territories left in Phase One.

       The government has also decided to re-open the tourism sector at selected holiday destinations under the travel bubble programme based on several conditions, said Ismail Sabri in a statement.

       The Prime Minister said that the special committee to address Covid-19 had agreed that Langkawi has been chosen as the pilot project to reopen tourism for local tourists effective Sept 16.

       "Other tourist destinations will be allowed to operate when the locality vaccination rate reaches 80%," he said.