A street in Bandung, Indonesia (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)He said the list of these countries will be included in a document to be released soon by the Home Affairs Ministry, adding that Singapore is likely not to be on the list.
On October 4, Indonesia announced that citizens from five countries will be permitted to enter the country, namely the Republic of Korea, China, Japan, the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand.
Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy SandiagaUno announced on October 8 that the quarantine period for passengers on internationalflights and foreign visitors will be shortened from 8 days to 5 days, following the instruction of President Joko Widodo at a meeting one day earlier.
Thailand is also poised to welcome foreign tourists from low risk countries.
Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Gen Prayut said in a nationally televised broadcast on October 11 that fullyvaccinated tourists from at least 10 low-risk countries would be allowed toenter Thailand by air with no quarantine requirements.
The prime minister named the United Kingdom, Singapore, Germany, China andthe United States among the first group of countries to benefit from the move.
The government's decision follows thesuccess of the Phuket Sandbox program, which has brought 2.33 billion THB (68.83 million USD) to the Thai economy in the past three months since itslaunch in July. Meanwhile, tourism operators in the sandbox areas areoptimistic about the prospects for the high season after Thailand was removedfrom the UK's red list for tourism, possibly effective from 11/10./.
Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Gen Prayut said in a nationally televised broadcast on October 11 that fullyvaccinated tourists from at least 10 low-risk countries would be allowed toenter Thailand by air with no quarantine requirements.
The prime minister named the United Kingdom, Singapore, Germany, China andthe United States among the first group of countries to benefit from the move.
The government's decision follows thesuccess of the Phuket Sandbox program, which has brought 2.33 billion THB (68.83 million USD) to the Thai economy in the past three months since itslaunch in July. Meanwhile, tourism operators in the sandbox areas areoptimistic about the prospects for the high season after Thailand was removedfrom the UK's red list for tourism, possibly effective from 11/10./.
VNA
