US advises citizens not to travel to Malaysia, and most of the world

The US State Department has advised its citizens not to travel to Malaysia, compared to its previous advice to “reconsider travel” to the country.

It also notes Malaysia has imposed restrictions that would affect US citizens looking to travel to Malaysia, and kidnap-for-ransom groups are still a threat in eastern parts of Sabah.

The advisory was issued on Tuesday (April 20) as...