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Philippines: Free interbank payments extended

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has further extended the free interbank payments after Malacañang lengthened the enhanced community quarantine by another 15 days to prevent further spread of the deadly coronavirus disease. BSP Deputy Governor Maria Almasara Cyd Tuaño-Amador issued Memorandum 2020-041, further extending a temporary relief measure on real time […]

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Brunei: Eateries resume dine-in with precautions

With restaurants, eateries, cafes and food courts allowed to provide dine-in services, the public is reminded to take extra precautions and practise safety before entering the establishments. Food premises’ operators are allowed to take 30 per cent of seating capacity. A buffet is also not allowed. Temperature checks and scanning the BruHealth app QR code […]

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Vietnam tourism industry cautiously reopens to foreign visitors

The Hanoitimes – The country sticks to the goals of developing the economy, preventing the disease and restoring socio-economic activities in the new normalcy. Vietnam is considering resuming of inbound tourism, targeting source markets that have managed to control the Covid-19 pandemic, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the meeting with the National Steering Committee […]

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Philippines: Travel, tourism sectors lead relief package list

MANILA, Philippines — The tourism and travel industries are among the “easy candidates” for the provision of guarantees and equity infusion by the government as part of its economic recovery plan, acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua said. Interviewed on Bloomberg, Chua said these sectors were among the hardest-hit sections of the economy since the […]

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Flights from Cambodia to Thailand not expected until July

Thailand’s move to extend its ban on passenger flights for another month to June 30, citing the need to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease, puts another  dent in Cambodia’s efforts to kick-start its economy and tourism. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, no passenger flights originating outside the country may land […]

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