KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 3 -- The decision to allow visa-free entry for visitors from China and India is not likely to contribute to the incidence of overstaying involving both groups, Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi said.

"I wouldn't say so because we have regulations and the law to deal with it, just like any other country," he said after attending the Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) vehicle sticker placement ceremony at the Malaysian Tourism Centre this morning.

This was in response to calls by Opposition lawmakers for the visa waiver to be halted until the issue of Chinese and Indian nationals overstaying was resolved.

Mohamaddin said the scheme is expected to bring in up to four million Chinese and around a mill...