Public, private cemeteries in Manila will be closed during ‘Undas’
MANILA, Sep 8, 2020, Tempo. All public and private memorial parks, cemeteries, and columbaries in…
novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV – Covid-19)
Tokyo Games should be held ‘at any cost’: Olympic minister Hashimoto
TOKYO, Sep 8, 2020, Kyodo. Japan’s Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto said Tuesday she believes the…
Taj Mahal to reopen even as virus rages in India
NEW DELHI, Sep 8, 2020, AFP. India’s top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal is set…
Reopening of Thai Phuket to foreign tourists likely to be delayed
BANGKOK, Sep 8, 2020, Xinhua. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Monday told reporters…
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh reopens bars, dance clubs
HO CHI MINH CITY, Sep 7, 2020, VN Express. HCMC authorities allowed 180 bars and…
Malaysia bars entry of Indonesian citizens
JAKARTA, Sep 7, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Indonesians, as well as citizens of several other…
Pattaya and Eastern provinces tourism improved on long holiday
BANGKOK, Sep 7, 2020, Pattaya Mail. Crowds of tourists flocked to Pattaya City and many…
Singapore’s economy could shrink 7.6 per cent on-year in the third quarter
SINGAPORE, Sep 7, 2020, CNBC. Singapore’s economy is expected to shrink by 7.6% in the…
New Zealand’s PM Ardern restarts coronavirus-delayed election campaign with holiday pledge
WELLINGTON, Sep 7, 2020, AFP. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resumed campaigning in New Zealand’s virus-delayed…
China tries to flip the pandemic script
BEIJING, Sep 7, 2020, AFP. China is recasting Wuhan as a heroic coronavirus victim and…
China’s post-Covid-19 travel industry sees green shoots with tourists embracing short trips
BEIJING, Sep 6, 2020, SCMP. In China’s post-Covid-19 tourism market, short-distance travelling and luxury holidays…
Australia extends Melbourne lockdown despite drop in cases
MELBOURNE, Sep 6, 2020, AFP. Australian officials on Sunday extended a strict virus lockdown of…