Singapore, Malaysia agrees to resume cross-border travel from August 10
Singapore and Malaysia have settled arrangements for cross-border travel between both countries, but are not yet ready to allow daily commuting, said Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan. Dr. Balakrishnan was speaking to Singapore reporters at the Woodlands Immigration and Checkpoints Authority building on Sunday
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Singapore tops the list of travel destinations for Asian tourists
Blackbox research, a social research agency recently conducted a study and interviewed about 10,195 people across 17 countries regarding travel in a post-COVID-19 world. Singapore has topped the list of travel destinations for people living in India, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and the Philippines when borders reopen. Indians are the most eager to travel internationally in the next 12 months at 77%. This was followed by Thais at 70%
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Goldman Sachs makes a $3.9 billion deal with Malaysia
Goldman Sachs makes a $3.9 billion deal with Malaysia
Malaysia is withdrawing pending criminal charges and said it won't seek charges against Goldman Sachs and its employees after a $3.9 billion settlement deal, except for Tim Leissner and Roger Ng, the former Goldman bankers accused of helping Low. While Leissner has pleaded guilty for his role in the scheme, Ng has pleaded not guilty and last year was extradited to the U.S. to face the Justice Department charges
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Qatar Airways makes ‘Coronavirus test mandatory for Pakistani travelers’
Qatar Airways makes it mandatory for Pakistani passengers to show a negative test result within 72 hours of their flight. The new measure will take effect on Monday, a spokesperson told Bloomberg via email. The airline operates in four Pakistani cities currently - Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, and Peshawar. Pakistan has confirmed more than 250,000 infections and 5,266 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University
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