Malaysia’s Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today (May 20) that all those entering Malaysia will have to pay RM150 (~S$ 48) for each day they are in mandatory quarantine. Malaysian citizens however, are only required to pay 50% of the charge. Non-citizens including spouses and dependents who …
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Travellers will gradually be allowed to transit through Changi Airport starting from 2 June, when the circuit breaker is lifted. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), this is part of Singapore’s strategy to gradually reopen air transport. The Ministry of Health also said yesterday (19 May) that …
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The multi-ministry taskforce has just confirmed the end of the circuit breaker on 1 June, but measures will gradually be lifted in phases, which means we’re still taking a lot of precautions for months to come. This year’s National Day Parade (NDP) will also have to be done differently. The …
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Good news: Singapore will not be extending its circuit breaker this time round, and it’s expected to be lifted on June 1 as planned. The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced in a joint media statement today (May 19) that the circuit breaker measures …
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After the circuit breaker ends on June 1, Singaporeans will be allowed to visit their parents or grandparents who are not living with them, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong announced today (May 19). However, each visiting family is only permitted to make one visit a day. At any one time, …
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In 2019, the Malaysia tourism industry brought in 26.1 million tourists who spent around RM86 billion, an increase of 2.4% compared to 2018. However, with the pandemic, Malaysia’s tourism industry is expected to make a loss of RM3.37 billion within the first two months of the year, and experts are …
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On May 17, 2020, Boost e-wallet sent out an update to its users to inform them of changes that they would be implementing for the wallet sizes of Basic and Premium Wallet users. The changes are effective starting May 18, 2020, and in essence, the wallet sizes have been increased. …
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Drivers with ride-hailing app Gojek will now be able to take on food delivery services, in their latest tie-up with food delivery app Deliveroo. With the increased demand for food delivery during the current ‘circuit breaker’ period, this move will strengthen Deliveroo’s supply of delivery riders to meet the demand. …
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In 2019, ewallets make up about 7% of the e-commerce payment methods in Malaysia and J.P. Morgan predicts that it’ll go up to at least 16% by 2021. BIS.org also notes that transmission of the COVID-19 in banknotes is lower compared to more frequently-touched objects such as credit card terminals …
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