The Government of Nepal has planned to resume operations of domestic and international passenger flights from next month. The country is reporting more recoveries of COVID-19 cases. The number of active coronavirus cases in Nepal dropped to about 6,000 in the last week, while the recovery rate remains impressive at 66.12 per cent. Mr. Kedar Bahadur Adhikari, secretary of the ...

On Friday (July 17), the presidential spokesman has confirmed that the Government of Philippines will allow foreign citizens holding long term visas to enter into the country starting from August 1, 2020, as some COVID-19 restrictions are gradually easing by the country in a bid to resume the economic activities and to thrive the economy as well Long term visa ...

The low cost airline Scoot, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has made an announcement that it will resume its operations of commercial passenger flights from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore starting from July 17, 2020. The carrier has informed that it will operate a weekly flight every Friday i.e. July 17, 24 and 31 on route from Surabaya to Singapore, using an ...

Maldives has welcomed its first international tourists by Qatar Airways flight on July 15 morning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, after nearly four months of following lockdown restrictions along with border closure to limit the risk of importation and spread of COVID-19 in the country. The Qatar Airways (QR) flight, with 107 foreigners and 24 Maldivians onboard, was first commercial passenger ...

On Monday (July 13), the Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has confirmed that the country has agreed to resume operations of commercial flight between Vietnam and China, however, the frequency and timings of flights are still to be discussed. The decision came after almost four months, when Vietnam suspended all commercial flights to and from China and also stopped issuing visas ...

The Government of Brunei Darussalam has decided to impose exit and entry charges known as Caj Perkhidmatan (CaP) from August 1, 2020. All citizens, residents and foreigners who intend to leave or enter into the country through its land border control posts or checkpoints in Brunei Darussalam will need to pay BND 3 (USD 2.15 approx) per person for a ...

The provincial administration of Bali has reopened beaches in Denpasar and Badung regency on Thursday (July 9) under “strict health protocols” to local people and stranded foreign tourists after three months of lockdown restrictions to limit the risk and spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the province. Bali COVID-19 task force spokesperson I Dewa Gede Rai informed that the number of ...

All international travelers in Laos who plan to travel abroad amid coronavirus pandemic will be required to have a medical certificate for their destination country, in an effort to contain the risk and export of COVID-19 transmission. Medical certificate issued by the hospitals should certify that the traveler is not suffering from any COVID-19 symptoms and tested negative to COVID-19. ...

Koh Samui, Thailand’s second largest island, lies in the Gulf of Thailand and is known for its palm-fringed and white sand beaches, coconut groves and dense, mountainous rain forest, plus luxury resorts and posh spas. The landmark 12m-tall golden Big Buddha statue at Wat Phra Yai Temple is located on a tiny island connected to Ko Samui by a causeway. ...

Air Asia Indonesia (QZ), a low cost carrier, has updated its baggage policy on Tuesday (July 7) for passengers of domestic flights traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed passengers to carry two cabin baggage into their booked domestic flights with certain conditions. According to the updated baggage policy, one of the bags should not be bigger than 56 x ...