JAKARTA – Indonesia is planning to ease restrictions on foreigners entering the country, possibly within months, once a certain number of its population is fully vaccinated. Officials though appear to be divided on the number as well as when the border will be reopened. National Covid-19 task force spokesman Wiku Adisasmito on Thursday (Sept 16) […]
Read MoreBy Ebrahim Harris LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) – The first plane carrying tourists in more than four months touched down on the Malaysian island of Langkawi on Thursday and was greeted by a twin water cannon “salute”, in the launch of a programme to revive a travel sector frozen by the pandemic. The first batch of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has raised the bar anew for designated payment systems (DPS) amid the surge in digital transactions due to mobility restrictions brought about by the pandemic. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the Monetary Board issued Resolution 1132 last Aug. 26, approving the adoption of the Principles for […]
Read MoreCambodia’s hospitality industry is up in arms after Vietnam and Thailand partially open for tourists, under strict conditions, but the Kingdom remains firmly shut to such trials despite being more in control of the pandemic. This comes as news broke that Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island will be open for “fully vaccinated” tourists from the beginning […]
Read MoreThe country’s GDP this year is expected to reach 3.5-4 per cent if the COVID-19 pandemic is controlled in September and a ‘new normal’ achieved from the fourth quarter, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung. Viet Nam’s exports this year would increase by 10 per cent while State budget revenue will exceed […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Remittances from abroad climbed for the sixth straight month in July amid the continued reopening of economies hosting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said personal remittances rose by 2.6 percent to $3.17 billion in July from $3.08 billion in the same month […]
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