Hotels in Malaysia are expected to lose all revenue streams with the implementation of another movement control order which restricts interstate travel. Yap Lip Seng, Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH), said that while the MCO is important, it would do more harm to the tourism and hospitality industry. “With the implementation of restrictions based on …

There is a substantial decline in crime rates, violations, and disruption of community order as well as the security situation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was confirmed by National Police spokesman Sr Commissioner Asep Adi Saputra at Graha BNPB, Jakarta, on Thursday, April 9. “The community order and security situation are, in general, conducive,” Saputra stated. Saputra expounded, number of …

As many 1,266 hotels has closed their operations due to being impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia. This report has been received and confirmed by Chief of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Hariyadi Sukamdani. Then the hotel employees itself were asked to take leave. “The latest report declared that 1,266 hotels have closed as of yesterday afternoon, …

Minor is preparing to close hotels in Bangkok and at-risk areas around the country to limit the coronavirus outbreak, says William Heinecke, chairman of Minor International Plc. In an open letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday, he said the rapid outbreak is becoming the greatest threat to the global economy ever seen. Minor would like to support containment …

A Japanese man traveled to the Philippines and had several check-ins at Metro Manila hotels before checking for coronavirus disease positive 2019 (COVID-19) in Japan, the Health Department reported on Friday. The Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said at a press conference that the 44-year-old alien was in the Philippines from 21 to 28 February. The onset of cough for …