Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national carrier of Bangladesh, has resumed its operations of international passenger flights from Sunday (June 21). The airline had earlier temporarily suspended all its flight operations since March 21 in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The carrier will currently operate only one flight a week every Sunday on Dhaka-London-Dhaka ...

Malaysia is gradually lifting the three month old ban on foreigners from entering into the country as it is now in the COVID-19 recovery stage.  Malaysia had earlier closed its borders for foreign visitors to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The country has now agreed to allow Singaporeans and Bruneians to enter into Malaysia without having ...

On Thursday (June 18), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Vietnam is looking to ease the restrictions on entry of foreign visitors from China, South Korea and Japan into the country. Mr. Le Thi Thu Hang, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said in his statement that the resumption of travel must be based on strict disease prevention measures. He further ...

Genting Malaysia has decided to reopen the Resorts World Genting (RWG) from today (June 19) after being closed for past three months. It was closed on March 18 due to the nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) implemented by Mr. Muhyiddin Yassin, Prime Minister of Malaysia. However, only Genting Rewards members are allowed to enter into the Sky Casino in SkyAvenue ...

On Wednesday (June 17), the low cost carrier Air Asia India launched “FlyPorter” its door-to-door baggage service for passengers at New Delhi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. The carrier said, “An industry first, the door to door baggage delivery service FlyPorter will be picking the baggage from the guests’ home and delivering at their doorstep.” Under “Air Asia FlyPorter” service the baggage will ...

The Government of Bali has decided not to open the tourist destinations across Bali for visitors yet as the risk of COVID-19 transmission is rapidly increasing in the country. Mr. Doni Monardo, National COVID-19 Task Force Chief said on Wednesday (June 17) that after discussing with Bali Governor Mr. Wayan Koster all the possibilities of opening tourist destinations in Bali ...

Air Asia Indonesia (QZ), a low cost carrier, is set to resume operation of domestic passenger flights from Friday (June 19) for certain domestic routes on Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The routes include Jakarta-Bali (QZ 7520), Bali-Jakarta (QZ 7521), Jakarta-Medan (QZ 192) and Medan-Jakarta (QZ 193). The carries has released updated guidelines on its website for passengers of domestic ...

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun has announced that all mosques and suraus in Malaysian state of Negri Sembilan will be allowed to receive worshipers for congregational prayers from this Friday (June 19). After chairing the State Exco Meeting at Wisma Negri, he said, “I am happy to state that trial runs conducted at eight mosques to receive worshipers depending on ...

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore has announced on Thursday (June 11) to further extend the validity period of Vehicle Entry Permits (VEPs) for Malaysia-registered vehicles, until the end of September. LTA said the extension will be applied automatically. The decision added another three months to the initial extension till June 30. The move was first announced for Malaysian ...

After being temporarily suspended for nearly 3 months to limit the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has announced on Thursday (June 11) that all Thai trains are now allowed to resume services on all routes. The resumption of train services is a part of the third phase of easing restrictions in the ...