The Bureau of Immigration in Philippines said on Sunday (July 6) that Filipino tourists who plan to travel abroad are still not allowed from leaving the country amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, till further notice on easing travel restrictions in the country. Mr. Jaime Morente, the Immigration Chief, has passed the reminder just after 6 Filipinos were reportedly interrupted from ...

The Prime Minister of Thailand, expressing his concerns about the future resumption of international travel under the Travel Bubble scheme, stressed vigorous screening of foreigners arriving under the proposed “Travel Bubble” Scheme. The “Travel Bubble” is a proposed limited resumption of international travel to and from countries where a bilateral agreements are made. Most of the countries opening their borders ...

On Friday (July 3), The Indian aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to extend the ban on operations of all scheduled international flights in the country till July 31. The DGCA further said that however special international flights may be allowed on some selected routes by the competent authority on a case to case basis. Earlier ...

The Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport is considering the resumption of the international passenger flight operations soon on routes to countries and territories where no new cases of community COVID-19 transmission have been reported for 30 consecutive days, according to a ministry official. On priority bases, the country will resume flight operations to China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and some Southeast ...

To enhance the precautionary measures of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as safety for passengers and staff, Changi Airport is looking to implement Facial and Iris scanning instead of fingerprint scanning as the primary biometric identifier for travelers at its immigration clearance at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. It will allow passengers whose facial and iris data have been enrolled by ...

The Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced on Sunday (June 28) that it has decided to extend the temporary restrictions on entry of international visitors into Myanmar from all countries. The restriction will now continue till July 31 in an effort to limit the risks of import and spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The restriction on foreigner’s ...

The National Museum of Bhutan (NMB) in Paro has now reopened for tourists after completion of extensive restoration work. The museum was closed to visitors for almost 9 years for restoration work after many valuable artifacts were damaged during an earthquake in 2011. However due to ongoing pandemic and in a bid to limit the spread of local coronavirus transmission, ...

The low cost airline Scoot, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has made an announcement on Monday that it will resume its international flight operations between Singapore and Taiwan starting from July 5. The carrier has informed that it will operate a weekly flight every Sunday on Singapore-Taiwan-Singapore route, using Boeing B787-9 aircraft. As per schedule, the flight will depart from ...

The 36th ASEAN Summit is expected to take place via video conference in Hanoi on Friday, June 26. The summit was originally scheduled from April 6 to April 9 in Da Nang but was postponed for nearly two months due to COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Nguyen Quoc Dung, Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister has said in a press briefing on Tuesday (June ...

The Government of Cambodia informed yesterday (June 22) that it has decided to lift the restriction on people’s moment across the border shared between Cambodia and Vietnam, but the health and safety guidelines will remain in place to minimize the risks of coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission in the both countries. On June 22, the Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a ...