In Bengaluru, Fortis Hospital has introduced Mitra Robot for COVID-19 screening with a concern to protect the health care workers and to increase the speed of the screening process. This initiative has been taken to screen each and every visitor including doctors, nurses, medical and non-medical staff entering the hospital. The robot screens the visitor for symptoms of COVID-19 such ...

On Wednesday (April 22), Thai Lion Air (SL) has announced that it is ready to resume flights operation with one daily flight to destinations including Chiang Mai, Ubon Ratchathani, Khon Kaen, Surat Thani, Hat Yai and Nakhon Si Thammarat. Thai Lion Air, a Thai low cost carrier and operate with Thai partners as an associate company of Lion Air of ...

On Tuesday (April 21), the cabinet of Thailand has announced a second automatic visa extension for foreigners in the country for more three months. Narumon Pinyosinwat, spokeswoman for Thailand’s cabinet, said that foreign visitors whose visas had expired since March 26 will be permitted to stay until July 30 without having to apply for visa extension. The cabinet has approved ...

Singapore has extended current partial lockdown by another four weeks and will now last until June 1. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his address to the nation today announced this as a measure to curb the further spread of coronavirus infections in the country. The lockdown, which include the closures of most malls, workplaces and schools, was initially set ...

Dr. Mohd Isham Bin Jaafar, the Health Minister of Brunei, has explained that there is no restriction for the public to visit recreational sites within the country. However, the public must follow all the directives, advisories and guidelines which are issued by the government to control the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, he said in his daily press ...

The low cost carrier (LCC) Air Asia Berhad has decided to commence the domestic flights in Malaysia on April 29, after the approval from the authorities. Air Asia said in a statement “The resumption of services will initially be for key selected domestic routes, which will increase gradually to include international destinations around the network, once the situation improves and ...

On Wednesday, The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has granted permission to its three major airlines i.e. Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific Airlines and VietJet Air to resume their domestic passenger flights between key routes including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the central city of Danang. Moreover, the CAAV also allowed these airlines to increase operational frequencies on these ...

International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Asia Pacific Chapter elected its new Executive Committee for the term 2020 – 2022 through an electoral process that was carried out from 6 – 31 March 2020. Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau’s (PCEB) CEO Ashwin Gunasekeran has been elected as the new Chairman. He takes over from outgoing Chairman, Jason Yeh (Founder and ...

In his address to the nation today morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his government’s decision to extend lockdown in the country till 3rd May 2020. Speaking live on national television, PM Modi appreciated the fellow countrymen for following the lockdown seriously and helping in containing the spread of Coranavirus pandemic till date but the threat is not yet over. ...

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a telephone conversation today with Mr Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India and discussed the situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic and the steps being taken to address this challenge. The leaders agreed on the potential for bilateral collaboration in fighting COVID-19, including for facilitating supplies of required medical equipment. ...