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Singapore, Indonesia to establish green lane in late October
Starting 26 October, applications for the reciprocal green lane (RGL) for essential business and official travel between Singapore and Indonesia will open.
In Singapore, facial recognition is getting woven into everyday life
Citizens of the island state will soon use their face to sign in to pay taxes and access over 400 digital services.
Tables at the $440-per-head restaurant in a grounded Singapore Airlines aircraft sold out in just 30 minutes
In the restaurant, which is in a grounded Singapore Airlines aircraft, meals range from about $37 a head in economy to $441 in first class.
Reservations at Singapore Airlines’ Restaurant A30, where guests eat in a grounded jet, sell out in half hour
It’s a statement we never thought we’d print on this website, yet here it is: The demand for airline food has reached unprecedented levels.
Here’s how Singapore plans to resume international travel safely
For a small country with no domestic air travel market, Singapore “can’t wait around for a vaccine” to revive the crucial aviation industry, said Ong Ye Kung, the country’s transport minister. The …
Time to head home after months in Singapore
In February, the Koh family left the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected more than 10 months ago, as Covid-19 infection numbers climbed dramatically.. Read more at …
Japan and Vietnam will allow resumption of short-term business travel
Japanvisitor /CVN Vietnam will be the third country the Japanese government will allow short-term visitors to return, after Singapore and the Republic of Korea.These travelers could be exempted from t …
Australia in travel talks with Japan, Korea as coronavirus cases ease
Australia is in talks with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and South Pacific nations on reopening travel as coronavirus infections ease, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday.
Keeping Singapore’s doors open to global talent
Covid-19 and the economic downturn have brought about a locals-first emphasis, but accompanied by anti-foreigner sentiment online. Insight finds out if expatriates still feel welcome in Singapore and …