Malaysia – In light of the reopening of Malaysia’s borders on April 1, the government has imposed a minimum insurance coverage (for Covid-19 and traveling) of US$20,000 (RM84,090) for all visitors who are coming to Malaysia. Regardless of their Covid-19 vaccination status, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin stated that this applies to all foreigners who will be entering Malaysia on short-term …

The Catholic Church has guaranteed the public authority that it would follow the restriction on mass get-togethers and would not hold occasions during the Holy Week. The Duterte organization has endorsed the authorization of versatility limitations in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal from March 22 to April 4 to capture the flood in COVID-19 contaminations. The limitations, which …

PETALING JAYA – Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob today announced today that travellers coming from overseas will have to go mandatory quarantine at hotels and designated centers starting Friday. Setiap warganegara Malaysia & 4 kategori warga asing yg dibenarkan pulang ke Malaysia mulai Jumaat ini mesti menjalani kuarantin wajib 14 hari di pusat-pusat kuarantin yg ditetapkan dan tidak …

MANILA – As Metro Manila begins to ease restrictions, bike-sharing firms Angkas and Joyride proposed the use of plastic shields between the drivers and passengers in a bid to lobby authorities to finally allow the resumption of motorcycle taxi operations. While awaiting the decision on the legalization of motorcycle taxis, Angkas chief transport advocate George Royeca yesterday the firm has …

The Philippines was known to be rich on vast areas of lush forests. It’s almost half of the entire land area of the nation was forested before. Sixty percent of these forest and some unique species are found in Mindanao. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) are still on guard about the rescued endemic Pinsker Hawk Eagle to …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia and Singapore are now in joint cooperation under the Joint Working Group (JWG) and agreed on several measures tackle the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. The JWG will be co-led by the deputy health ministers of both countries. Health Ministry’s Deputy Director General of Health (Public Health) Datuk Dr. Chong Chee Kheong and his Singaporean counterpart Dr. Benjamin …