Malaysia has allowed vaccinated travellers to cross inter-state borders as it reaches 90% vaccinated rate

Indonesia is reopening Bali and Riau islands to 18 countries, but Singapore is not one of them

Risks to take note of when visiting Thailand when its borders reopen to Singapore

Contingency plans needed in the event of a fresh outbreak or new Covid-19 variants

Moving from restricted travel to Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) arrangement between Singapore and other countries

Regional Round-up Ep 19: Countries slowly opening up borders to allow vaccinated travellers

9:04 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments.

The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:
Malaysia has allowed vaccinated travellers to cross inter-state borders as it reaches 90% vaccinated rate (1:14)
Indonesia is reopening Bali and Riau islands to 18 countries, but Singapore is not one of them (4:17)
Risks to take note of when visiting Thailand when its borders reopen to Singapore (5:17)
Contingency plans needed in the event of a fresh outbreak or new Covid-19 variants (6:31)
Moving from restricted travel to Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) arrangement between Singapore and other countries (7:40)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Regional Round-up Ep 19: Countries slowly opening up borders to allow vaccinated travellers
9:04 mins
Synopsis:&nbsp;Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments.
The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:
<ol>
<li>Malaysia has allowed vaccinated travellers to cross inter-state borders as it reaches 90% vaccinated rate (1:14)</li>
<li>Indonesia is reopening Bali and Riau islands to 18 countries, but Singapore is not one of them (4:17)</li>
<li>Risks to take note of when visiting Thailand when its borders reopen to Singapore (5:17)</li>
<li>Contingency plans needed in the event of a fresh outbreak or new Covid-19 variants (6:31)</li>
<li>Moving from restricted travel to Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) arrangement between Singapore and other countries (7:40)</li>
</ol>
Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani
Edited by: Dan Koh
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Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis, The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.

Synopsis: Every week, get our distinct take on global issues with an Asian perspective, with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe.
Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis, The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.

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Synopsis: Every week, get our distinct take on global issues with an Asian perspective, with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe.

Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis, The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust

Synopsis: Every week, get our distinct take on global issues with an Asian perspective, with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe.
Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis, The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust

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