Showing 1 - 6 of 6
Govt mulls resuming quarantine-free travel programme
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/01/2022
» The government may revive the quarantine-free visa programme for vaccinated travellers from abroad, less than a month after suspending the waiver, as fears of a new wave of Omicron-driven Covid cases recede.
New sandboxes open to overseas arrivals amid Covid spikes
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/01/2022
» Three popular beach destinations have been added to a visa programme that allows foreign visitors to bypass a mandatory isolation, throwing a lifeline to the country's Covid-hit tourism industry seen as key to a nascent economic recovery.
Malaysia uses Phuket ‘sandbox’ to reopen Langkawi
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/09/2021
» Malaysia plans to reopen the tourist haven of Langkawi islands as it renews efforts to rebuild parts of the economy worst hit by the pandemic.
‘Factory sandbox’ to protect B700bn sector
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/08/2021
» The government has launched a pilot program to test, vaccinate and isolate factory workers to limit Covid-related disruptions to its export-driven manufacturing industry, one of the few bright spots in an economy crushed by the virus.
First double-dip recession since 1998 looms
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/07/2021
» Thailand will likely be the worst economic performer in Southeast Asia this year, with economists continuing to slash the country’s growth forecast amid surging Covid-19 infections, mounting political tensions and fading hopes for a tourism revival.
Phuket tourism experiment risks suspension as Covid cases surge
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/07/2021
» A flareup in coronavirus cases in Phuket, the country’s first tourism hotspot to waive quarantine for vaccinated foreign visitors, is threatening to scuttle the experiment seen as a model for other tourism-reliant nations to reopen borders.