PAP government going to end India travel ban

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7 imported cases but the PAP government is not disclosing where the travellers are from, and whether they are return SG citizens and PRs, or visitors, or CECA workers.

3 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in S'pore, 1 unlinked; 7 imported cases​

The new cases take Singapore's total to 62,599.
Isabelle Liew

Jul 2, 2021

SINGAPORE - There are 10 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus as at Friday noon (July 2), taking Singapore's total to 62,599, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Of these cases, three are locally transmitted and seven are imported.
The three community cases include one unlinked case. The remaining two are linked to existing cases.
The two linked cases were detected through surveillance - either community testing, or when a person goes to a general practitioner to seek medical attention.
All seven imported cases have already been placed on stay-home notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore.
Four of these cases were detected upon arrival, and the remaining three cases developed Covid-19 during SHN or isolation.

Singapore has had 36 deaths from Covid-19 complications, while 15 who tested positive have died of other causes.
More details will be announced on Friday night.

 

[mudhatter]

good
stinkypura travel bubble with hongkie cancelled
i hope thais cancel travel bubble with stinkies too
aussies can do the same
then stinkypura in dire straits
psychological pressure would create more crazy stinkies

 

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Migrant workers from India to enter Singapore in small numbers through industry-led pilot​

Since the Covid-19 outbreak, the construction, marine and process sectors have been severely affected by restrictions on the inflow of migrant workers.

Charmaine Ng

July 7, 2021

SINGAPORE - Migrant workers from India will be brought into Singapore on a "small scale" and in a "calibrated manner" this month through a pilot programme led by the construction, marine and process (CMP) sectors.
If successful, this method will be used to facilitate a steady inflow of migrant workers in a safe and secure manner, said the sectors' leading associations in a joint statement on Wednesday (July 7).
The associations are the Singapore Contractors Association, the Association of Singapore Marine Industries and the Association of Process Industry.
The move comes after zero incidences of Covid-19 cases in the first few batches of workers entering from Malaysia under the pilot, they said in a joint statement.
“We will continue to carry this (the pilot) out on a small scale and in a calibrated manner to better manage the risks involved and validate the robustness of the tightened end-to-end process,” they said.
Since the Covid-19 outbreak, the CMP sectors have been severely affected by restrictions on the inflow of migrant workers.

Currently, those who have recent travel history to Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India are not allowed to enter Singapore under enhanced border restrictions.
In May, the Ministry of Manpower stopped accepting new entry applications for work pass holders from higher-risk countries or regions due to Covid-19, except for workers needed in key strategic projects and infrastructural works.
Work pass holders from these countries who were approved to enter Singapore before July 5 were no longer allowed to do so, with some exceptions.
These measures have placed significant stressors on sectors dependent on migrant workers, including CMP sectors.

Last month, Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong said more migrant workers and foreign domestic helpers will soon be allowed to enter Singapore to work, to ease the "immense pressures" faced by companies since the start of the pandemic.
On Wednesday, the three associations said the CMP sectors play an essential role in Singapore's development.
"Companies in the CMP sectors contribute to the development of public infrastructure and private properties, construction and maintenance of vessels and offshore energy infrastructures." These "support the ocean economy and plant engineering services to enable Singapore to be recognised globally as a leading maritime, energy and chemicals hub", they said.
Since end-2019, the number of work permit holders in these sectors has declined by more than 15 per cent or 60,000.
"This has resulted in project delays and significant labour cost increase, which in turn affect the viability of businesses," they said.
"Besides delays in housing and infrastructure projects which have implications on home owners and Singaporeans, there are implications on Singapore's global competitiveness, credibility of our businesses and locals employed in these sectors when projects are not delivered on time or terminated," they added.
They said the labour crunch could also increase the risk of workplace accidents.
Even as the sectors continue in their efforts to boost productivity, they still need access to manpower, said the statement.
To address this, the sectors piloted a tightened end-to-end process to bring in migrant workers from overseas, initially from Malaysia.
The process relies on testing of the workers through a Covid-19 testing regime over a 14-day period at specific on-boarding facilities in their source country before they depart for Singapore.
Once the workers arrive in Singapore, they are placed on stay-home notice (SHN) and are subject to prevailing health protocols and safe management measures.
The pilot programme aims to integrate the overseas training, testing and on-boarding process with Singapore's on-arrival testing and SHN requirements, said the associations.
This is to ensure the overall well-being of the workers before they are allowed to commence work, they said in the joint statement.
More on this topic

 

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While the rest of the world is closing borders to India, SG is opening its legs again.

US scales back India travel warning as Covid-19 outbreak eases​

I
ndia was ravaged by the Delta variant earlier this year, but reported cases have declined sharply since May.PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Aug 17, 2021

WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - The US State Department lowered its India travel advisory to the second-lowest level as the virus situation there eases following one of the world's most lethal resurgences.
The shift to advising Americans to "exercise increased caution" when visiting India came after the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said the South Asian nation now has a "moderate level of Covid-19".
India was ravaged by the Delta variant earlier this year, but reported cases have declined sharply since May, from hundreds of thousands a day to around 30,000.
The United States has been adjusting its travel advisories to account for Covid-19 hotspots around the world, and the CDC raised its warning on travel to Turkey on Monday (Aug 16) to a "very high" level of Covid-19.
Travellers should make sure they are fully vaccinated before visiting India, the CDC said, and it recommends wearing a mask and maintaining distance from others while there.
The May wave saw India become a new Covid-19 epicentre, with a swift surge in cases overwhelming under-prepared hospitals and leading to shortages of oxygen and vital drugs.


India became emblematic of the crises facing poorer countries as they struggle to secure vaccine supplies amid demand from developed economies and are assailed by new variants. More than 4,000 people a day were dying in India at the height of the resurgence.
Countries from Britain to Australia restricted entry of travellers from India, and parts of the world still remain off limits.
While cases have been tailing off, scientists expect India to see another virus wave before the end of the year, amid a slow vaccination roll-out and difficulties in containing infections.
The next surge could peak in October, though the wave is likely to be smaller than that seen in May, with cases peaking at around 100,000 to 150,000 a day, according to estimates by researchers led by Professor Mathukumalli Vidyasagar and Professor Manindra Agrawal at the Indian Institute of Technology in Hyderabad and Kanpur, respectively.

 

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Here they come

Singapore to open to travellers from South Asia, eases measures for those from Malaysia, Indonesia​

All travellers from Category II, III and IV nations will no longer need to undergo an on-arrival polymerase chain reaction test.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

Hariz Baharudin

Oct 23, 2021


SINGAPORE - Travellers who have visited six countries that Singapore was previously closed off to will be allowed to enter here from Wednesday, as the nation continues to adjust border measures in response to the global Covid-19 situation.
All travellers with a 14-day travel history to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore, said the Ministry of Health on Saturday (Oct 23).
MOH also said that it will be easing measures for travellers from some countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia.
The ministry said in a release that it has reviewed the Covid-19 situation in the six South Asian countries it was previously closed off to.
It added that travellers from these countries will be subject to the tightest of border measures, which involve a 10-day, stay-home notice (SHN) period at a dedicated facility.
During a virtual press conference on Saturday, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the situation in these countries has stabilised for some time.



"There is no longer a need for strict rules that prevent travellers from these countries from landing here," he said.
MOH said changes that come into effect on Wednesday include the loosening of measures for travellers from Singapore's closest neighbours, Malaysia and Indonesia.
All travellers from Category II, III and IV nations will also no longer need to undergo an on-arrival polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, and will undergo only an end-of-SHN exit PCR test.
MOH said travellers from Malaysia and Indonesia, along with those from Cambodia, Egypt, Hungary, Israel, Malaysia, Qatar, Seychelles, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam, will be placed under Category III measures.

Travellers from Category III regions will from Wednesday serve their 10-day SHN at their declared place of residence or accommodation, regardless of the travellers' and their household members' vaccination status and travel history.
They currently have to apply to do so.

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MOH will also be facilitating the entry of more fully vaccinated domestic workers to meet the urgent domestic and caregiving needs of local households. It will do so while regulating the numbers carefully as the global situation evolves.
Mr Ong explained why Singapore has been relaxing its border control measures even as some point out that safe management measures here remain tight.
He said the country needed tight border controls when the country had very few cases because it needed to prevent infections from "gushing in" through its borders.
Curbs extended, but Singapore remains committed to living with Covid-19, says task force

The situation has now changed. Mr Ong said after going through big transmission waves for many months, the pandemic situation in many countries has stabilised.
"So we can open up travel lanes with these countries, safely," said Mr Ong.
He also noted that to make things safe for Singapore, the Government has strict measures, like requiring travellers to be tested when they come in to the country.
This is why Singapore's imported infection numbers have remained low, he added.

 

[myfoot123]

We accept bangladeshi, don't mistook them as CECA. CECA people don't like do dirty job of cleaning after sinkies, they only want to steal your lunch box in the office.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Here they come

 

[birdie69]

Here they come

Singapore to open to travellers from South Asia, eases measures for those from Malaysia, Indonesia​

All travellers from Category II, III and IV nations will no longer need to undergo an on-arrival polymerase chain reaction test.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

Hariz Baharudin

Oct 23, 2021


SINGAPORE - Travellers who have visited six countries that Singapore was previously closed off to will be allowed to enter here from Wednesday, as the nation continues to adjust border measures in response to the global Covid-19 situation.
All travellers with a 14-day travel history to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore, said the Ministry of Health on Saturday (Oct 23).
MOH also said that it will be easing measures for travellers from some countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia.
The ministry said in a release that it has reviewed the Covid-19 situation in the six South Asian countries it was previously closed off to.
It added that travellers from these countries will be subject to the tightest of border measures, which involve a 10-day, stay-home notice (SHN) period at a dedicated facility.
During a virtual press conference on Saturday, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the situation in these countries has stabilised for some time.



"There is no longer a need for strict rules that prevent travellers from these countries from landing here," he said.
MOH said changes that come into effect on Wednesday include the loosening of measures for travellers from Singapore's closest neighbours, Malaysia and Indonesia.
All travellers from Category II, III and IV nations will also no longer need to undergo an on-arrival polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, and will undergo only an end-of-SHN exit PCR test.
MOH said travellers from Malaysia and Indonesia, along with those from Cambodia, Egypt, Hungary, Israel, Malaysia, Qatar, Seychelles, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam, will be placed under Category III measures.

Travellers from Category III regions will from Wednesday serve their 10-day SHN at their declared place of residence or accommodation, regardless of the travellers' and their household members' vaccination status and travel history.
They currently have to apply to do so.

​

MOH will also be facilitating the entry of more fully vaccinated domestic workers to meet the urgent domestic and caregiving needs of local households. It will do so while regulating the numbers carefully as the global situation evolves.
Mr Ong explained why Singapore has been relaxing its border control measures even as some point out that safe management measures here remain tight.
He said the country needed tight border controls when the country had very few cases because it needed to prevent infections from "gushing in" through its borders.
Curbs extended, but Singapore remains committed to living with Covid-19, says task force

The situation has now changed. Mr Ong said after going through big transmission waves for many months, the pandemic situation in many countries has stabilised.
"So we can open up travel lanes with these countries, safely," said Mr Ong.
He also noted that to make things safe for Singapore, the Government has strict measures, like requiring travellers to be tested when they come in to the country.
This is why Singapore's imported infection numbers have remained low, he added.

Low crime doesn't mean no crime, Sir!

 

[laksaboy]

View attachment 125598

This should be the reaction of those ah nehs who are foolish enough to want to come here now.

I guess after pumping so much money to woo ah neh tourists, those PAP scumbags aren't going to back down. Surprise of the century!

 

[bobby]

Komala Vilas will huat ahhhhh !!!!!!!

 

[laksaboy]

Komala Vilas will huat ahhhhh !!!!!!!

Khansama Tandoori Restaurant too. It has suffered greatly.

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

PLOT TO DISPLACE.REPLACE 99% SGIANS WITH THESE DIRTY BASTARDS

 

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Here comes the fake vaccination certificates from India!

S'pore to start VTLs with Indonesia and India from Nov 29, and with Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia from Dec 6​

Travellers from Indonesia (left) and India will be able to enter Singapore under a quarantine-free travel scheme from Nov 29.PHOTOS: UNSPLASH

Toh Ting Wei

Nov 15, 2021

SINGAPORE - Travellers from Indonesia and India will be able to enter Singapore under a quarantine-free travel scheme from Nov 29, in a move that will rebuild air links with two of Changi Airport's top three markets.
In addition, travellers from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will be able to enter Singapore from Dec 6, in a further expansion of the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme.
Indonesia has yet to open its borders for quarantine-free travel from Singapore.
But travellers can travel without quarantine to and from India, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which earlier opened their borders for vaccinated travellers from Singapore.
More details about the VTLs will be announced soon.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced the VTL expansion on Monday (Nov 15).

It advised travellers to check entry requirements of the respective VTL countries, which may vary. The requirements could also change as the Covid-19 situation evolves, the CAAS added.
The CAAS and Ministry of Health are closely monitoring the Covid-19 situation worldwide and in each VTL country, and will adjust measures if needed, it said.
Transport Minister S. Iswaran said during a press conference by the Covid-19 multi-ministry task force that the countries Singapore will open up to are all significant destinations.
For example, India accounted for about 7 per cent of passenger arrivals at Changi Airport in 2019.

India, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are in Category Two of the Health Ministry's Covid-19 risk classification for border measures.
The countries' classification means they either have similar or lower Covid-19 incidence rates than Singapore and other VTL countries.
By Dec 6, Singapore will have a total of 21 VTLs.
The Republic had earlier announced VTLs with 16 other countries. Thirteen of these are already in effect, and three more with Malaysia, Sweden and Finland are due to start on Nov 29.

On Monday, Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong said the land border between Singapore and Malaysia could reopen in a few weeks' time under a "Vaccinated Travel Lane-like arrangement".
Travellers entering Singapore under the VTL scheme do not have to serve a stay-home notice. Instead, they have to test negative for Covid-19 two days prior to departure for Singapore, as well as upon arrival.
Since Nov 11, travellers can submit a negative test result from either a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab test or a professionally administered antigen rapid test.
Upon arrival, they will be required to take a PCR test, and can go about their activities if they test negative.
With the addition of the new VTL countries, the overall daily quota of arrivals via the scheme will be increased from 6,000 to 10,000.

The authority said that as at 11.59pm on Sunday, it has issued a total of 45,380 Vaccinated Travel Passes for short-term visitors and long-term pass holders from 13 countries.
These countries are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Britain and the United States.
Short-term visitors and long-term pass holders have to apply for the Vaccinated Travel Pass to tap the VTL scheme. Singaporeans, permanent residents and children aged 12 and below do not have to do so.
As at Sunday, 24,070 VTL travellers have entered Singapore.
These VTL travellers comprise 13,274 short-term visitors or long-term pass holders, 9,595 Singapore citizens and permanent residents and 1,201 children aged 12 years and below.

 

[JohnTan]

Time to get CECA back on track. No other country in the world is as privileged as Singapore to have CECA. We should not allow covid to derail our hard-fought trade agreements with India.

 

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S'pore's VTL with India to start on Nov 29 with 6 daily flights from Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai​

CAAS said it had reached an agreement with India's Ministry of Civil Aviation on the resumption of scheduled commercial passenger flights between the two countries.
PHOTOS: ST FILE, AFP
Tay Hong Yi

Nov 21, 2021


SINGAPORE - The vaccinated travel lane (VTL) between Singapore and India will start on Nov 29 with six designated daily flights from three cities - Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai.
Applications for the vaccinated travel pass for short-term visitors and long-term pass holders from India will start at 6pm Singapore time on Monday (Nov 22), said the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) on Sunday.
CAAS said it had reached an agreement with India's Ministry of Civil Aviation on the resumption of scheduled commercial passenger flights between the two countries.
Airlines can also operate non-VTL flights, but passengers travelling on non-VTL flights into Singapore will be subject to prevailing public health requirements.
"The airlines will announce the schedules for the VTL and non-VTL flights when ready," it added.
The authority also assured travellers there is no need to rush to apply for the pass, noting that pass applications will be open for intended dates of entry from Nov 29 to Jan 21 next year, or seven to 60 calendar days.



It strongly encouraged those intending to enter Singapore after Dec 1 to apply after Nov 24.
CAAS also said fully vaccinated Singaporeans and permanent residents, as well as children aged 12 and below need not apply for a vaccinated travel pass to enter Singapore under the VTL. All short-term visitors and long-term pass holders who meet the requirements of the VTL will receive a vaccinated travel pass.
To facilitate the application process, vaccinated travel pass applicants should have their passport, digital proof of vaccination and address in Singapore for self-isolation pending the results of their on-arrival Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction test on hand.
Pass applications for short-term visitors and long-term pass holders from Malaysia and Indonesia will also open on Monday but at 10am instead of 6pm, said CAAS.
Applications from India, Finland and Sweden will open at 6pm. "Travellers from these countries will not be able to apply for a (vaccinated travel pass) earlier than (6pm)," the authority added.
Under the VTL, fully vaccinated travellers from VTL countries may enter Singapore without quarantine but need to undergo Covid-19 testing two days before departure and upon arrival at Changi Airport.

 

[rodent2005]

Funny that one of the most iconic if not the most iconic building in India is Islamic.

 

[bobby]

Allow hundreds of fucking foreigners to sit side-by-side in an enclosed airplane for 5 hours but only allow 5 citizens to dine in 11 open aired well-ventilated hawker centre for half an hour....huat ahhhh !!!!!!