Reopening of borders without travel bubble needs further study - Nancy
Various factors need to be carefully studied before Malaysia's tourism sector and international borders can be allowed to fully reopen without the implementation of travel bubbles.
Mon Feb 14 2022
Thailand to seek travel bubbles with China, Malaysia
Thailand will have talks on bilateral travel bubble arrangements with China and Malaysia later this month.
Mon Feb 07 2022
Langkawi to serve as benchmark for opening more travel bubbles - Nancy Shukri
The travel bubble initiative which will be implemented in Langkawi from Sept 16 will serve as a benchmark for opening more tourist destinations in the country.
Mon Sep 13 2021
AirAsia is travel ready with highest safety and hygiene in place
AirAsia Group is ready to fly with its operating crew and frontline staff 100 per cent vaccinated, according to Tony Fernandes.
Thu Aug 26 2021
Tourists scarce as travel bubbles fail to inflate
The world's most high-profile bubble which opened between Australia and New Zealand on April 19, struggles without overseas travellers.
Sun May 30 2021
AirAsia calls for standardised global protocols to facilitate cross-border air travel recovery
Bo said travel requirements in the region are currently complex and uncoordinated and travel bubbles are limited and underutilised.
Thu Mar 04 2021
Potential travel bubbles with other S.E.A countries after Malaysia-Indonesia RGL/TCA - Malaysia Airports
The imminent COVID-19 vaccination rollout and reciprocal green lane/travel corridor arrangement (RGL/TCA) between Malaysia and Indonesia are expected to facilitate the recovery of the national aviatio
Mon Feb 15 2021
MOTAC discusses with neighbouring countries on travel bubbles
Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said among the identified countries were Brunei, Singapore and Thailand,as well as other ASEAN countries and the Asia-Pacific countries.
Sat Feb 06 2021
Travel Bubble: A step towards economic recovery
With borders being closed and travels restricted, countries set up travel bubbles to replace a significant source of income to an already dwindling economy.
Fri Oct 30 2020
SOP for travel bubbles set to be ready by next week - Nancy
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) expects to complete the guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the proposed travel bubbles with selected countries by next week.
Wed Aug 26 2020
Malaysia mulls travel bubbles with green status regions
Malaysia is considering to implement travel bubbles with green status regions in an effort to spur economic growth in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Fri Jul 24 2020
Thailand expects to delay plans for 'travel bubble' on virus worries
Thailand partially lifted a three-month ban on foreign visitors this month and had been planning to further boost tourism by creating travel bubbles
Wed Jul 08 2020
Thailand's travel bubbles plan to exclude tourists
Thailand plans to reopen its door to business travellers and professional workers including engineers and foreign teachers to enter the kingdom.
Wed Jun 17 2020
COVID-19: Thailand plans to receive travellers from designated locations
Thailand is planning to reopen its door to 1,000 business travellers and medical visitors per day by creating -travel bubbles- with countries that managed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mon Jun 15 2020
AirAsia welcomes resumption of domestic travel
AirAsia has also implemented end-to-end contactless procedures and a series of new safety measures.
Mon Jun 08 2020
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024