KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia and Singapore are now in talks and expected to reopen borders for some residents and business travellers after almost five months shutdown. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and his Singapore counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan said in a joint statement that the reopening of borders will br through the implementation of Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) and Periodic …

PETALING JAYA – AirAsia Group Berhadposted revenue of RM2.31bil in the first quarter, an almost RM800mil loss compared to the RM2.73bil revenue posted last year. AirAsia chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony said in a statement that the current period is by far “the toughest challenge” the company has ever faced. He added that AirAsia have been restructed the group …

Singapore and Malaysia has agreed to set up a green lane and periodic commuting arrangement to meet the needs for essential business and official purposes, the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in a statement. The decision was made after a telephone call between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. The two leader discussed the …

MANILA – Philippine’s Budget carrier Cebu Pacific has announced that they will be laying off more than 1,000 employees, in the single biggest retrenchment in the local airline industry as the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the economy. Cebu Pacific communications director Charo Logarta Lagamon in a statement, called the move “rightsizing” …

A senior civilian director recently said that international flights for tourists are not likely to resume in Thailand until late September. He attributed the reluctance to uncertainty over the government’s policies on international travel. Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand director Chula Sukmanop, recently said that none of the airlines he had talked to expressed interest in resuming their international flights …

State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II) noted the request for the use of airport services in line with the adaptation of new or new normal life. The adaptation period which began on June 8, 2020, the number of passengers on domestic and international routes began to creep up. Recently issued Transportation Ministry circular letter no. 13/2020 allows …

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak reports the Thai government is considering easing entry restrictions for foreign visitors. Entry restrictions could be possibly eased in the third or final quarter of this year. He said the relaxing inbound travel restrictions is the first step in kick starting Thailand’s tourism industry. Even more the government must be prudent in screening travellers …

The Asean and it’s member states are pushing for the creation of “bubbles” that will let people travel from one spot to another while restricting them on going to area heavily infected by the virus. This initiative aims to kickstart tourism heavily hit by the pandemic. According to Hla Myint, director at Myanmar’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, the recent …

The chief of Thai AirAsia (TAA) says it may merge with another low-cost carrier (LCC) to clamp down on pricing wars once flights eventually resume. Thai AirAsia chief Mr. Tassapon has admited to conversations with other airlines. He said if Thailand does not resume tourism activities by July, Thai AirAsia would begin laying off employees. Above all downsizing the company …

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights has appealed to the Department of Transportation on Friday, to revisit its policy that would ban elderly persons and pregnant women from riding the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transits (LRT) when the proposed general community quarantine takes into effect. CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit said that she urged DOTr to …