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Expect to Songkran by end of October: deputy PM
Expect another long holiday coming soon after the next postponed Songkran holiday was forecast to be coming in September and October. While the cabinet has yet to choose dates for...
Cebu Pacific requires passengers to wear face shields during entire flight
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific will be requiring its passengers to wear mandatory face shields starting Aug. 15. The airline said in a statement yesterday that passengers will be asked to wear them for the entire duration of the flight. “This is on top of the mandatory use of face masks upon entering the airport terminal until ...
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This Bangkok bus stop can see the future (of buses)
What time does the bus come and where does it go? Wonder no longer when Bangkok’s transportation game gets upgraded tomorrow with the city’s first smart bus stop. Equipped...
Only PCR test result required for air travel: Soekarno-Hatta official
While we maintain that one should avoid air travel during the pandemic if possible, it’s also important to keep abreast of Indonesia’s ever-changing requirements in case one...
The Latest (So Far): Malacañang bans non-essential travel for Filipinos anew
Well, for some people, it was good while it lasted. Filipinos are once again prohibited from traveling overseas for non-essential reasons, Malacañang Palace announced today....
Thai travelers should get more cash back for weekday trips: TAT
Traveling Thailand, especially on weekdays, may get a lot happier as the government considers paying people more for hotel stays. A proposal has been floated to subsidize over 40%...
Rain Check: Only foreigners with permanent visas can enter the Philippines
Only foreigners with permanent or immigrant visas will be allowed to enter the Philippines, the country’s Bureau of Immigration (BI) said today. Just a few days ago, the...
Thai immigration amnesty extension ‘very likely’
With 11 days left on the clock, the Immigration Bureau today confirmed that a proposal to extend the visa amnesty is now before the government. Bureau spokesman Chengron Rimpadee...
Foreigners with long-term visas allowed to enter PH starting Aug. 1
The Duterte government announced today that foreigners holding long-term visas will be allowed to enter the Philippines starting Aug. 1. In a statement released to the media,...
China suspends two flights that came from Bangkok with COVID
A day after China’s aviation authority barred two flights from Thailand because arriving passengers tested positive for COVID-19, both operating airlines responded that none...