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Australia lifts two-year travel ban
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/02/2022
» For British banker Roger Smyth, Australia’s border reopening could not come soon enough. After landing at Sydney Airport on Monday morning, he embraced his girlfriend Danni Wang for the first time in three months -- the pair now plan to marry during Smyth’s week-long visit.
India reports first Omicron case: Virus Update
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/12/2021
» Omicron continued its worldwide spread. India reported its first cases of the variant, but one prominent expert said it may not be as deadly as the earlier Delta surge in the country. Singapore, South Korea, Greece, Finland and Ghana also reported new Omicron cases.
Australian PM says border won’t open yet despite NSW premier's announcement
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/10/2021
» SYDNEY: Australia’s protracted border ban looks set to remain in place for overseas tourists, international students and working visa holders, despite the leader of its most-populous state announcing travel restrictions would be lifted for vaccinated travelers from next month.
Hong Kong eases entry for vaccinated residents, tourists
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/08/2021
» Hong Kong will allow vaccinated tourists from all but 10 places in the world to enter the city starting on Aug 9, a significant easing of some of the tightest border curbs in the world.
Singapore tests thousands as unlinked virus cases raise concerns
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/05/2021
» Singapore will test thousands of people for Covid-19 as the number of infections unlinked to current clusters continued to rise.
Singapore seeks legal use of Covid tracing data in investigations
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/01/2021
» Singapore is speeding a new law through parliament to allow the use of contact tracing data for criminal investigations after recent disclosures spurred concern that the government was using the information for more than just fighting Covid-19.
Malaysia bans entry of Indian, Indonesian, Philippine citizens
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/09/2020
» Malaysia will block citizens of India, Indonesia and the Philippines from entering the country starting Monday.
Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition deal
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/07/2020
» Australia is suspending its extradition agreement with Hong Kong and will give skilled migrants from the city five-year visas with a pathway to permanent residence after China imposed sweeping national security legislation on the financial hub.
Australia suspends extradition, offers skilled HK citizens visas
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/07/2020
» SYDNEY: Australia is suspending its extradition agreement with Hong Kong and will give skilled migrants from the city five-year visas with a pathway to permanent residence, after China imposed sweeping national security legislation on the financial hub.
Singapore to give out virus-tracing devices
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/06/2020
» Singapore expects to deliver the first batch of portable contact tracing devices to people in the latter half of this month as the country looks to progressively introduce this method to tackle the spread of coronavirus.