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CAMBODIA: Cambodia to launch e-Arrival card for all travellers next year
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia is set to launch a trial “e-Arrival Card” scheme for all travellers to the Southeast Asian country, starting from Jan 1, 2024, said a Ministry of Interior announcement.
The e-Arrival Card will replace the plethora of paper forms that are currently required on arrival.
The announcement on Wednesday said the e-Arrival Card will make it easier for foreign travellers and Cambodian citizens who enter Cambodia through international airports to complete the immigration formalities and health procedures in one form, reported Xinhua.
“During the trial period from Jan 1 to June 30, 2024, passengers have an option to fill in an electronic form or fill in an immigration, customs and health information on a paper form,“ the announcement said.
All passengers will be required to fill in an electronic form when the e-Arrival Card scheme is officially launched from July 1, 2024, it added.
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LAOS : Lao government orders tougher actions to curb drug problems
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VIENTIANE (XINHUA) – Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has highlighted nine issues that must be addressed to resolve the country’s burgeoning drug problems.
The prime minister pointed to these issues at the closing ceremony of a meeting recently to sum up the progress made under the National Agenda on the Resolution of the Drug Problem, in effect from 2021-2023, and future plans to curb drug abuse until the end of 2025, Lao News Agency reported yesterday.
Certain aspects of these endeavors require special attention to ensure the goals are met, the premier said.
He urged officials to develop the agenda into detailed plans, programmes and projects.
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SINGAPORE: Covid-19 cases in S’pore top 56,000 in first week of December, people urged to wear masks in crowded places
SINGAPORE – Covid-19 infections jumped to 56,043 in the week of Dec 3 to 9, a 75 per cent increase over the 32,035 infections in the previous week, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Dec 15.
This is the third week of increase in Covid-19 infections. MOH said it will update figures daily from Dec 19.
It advised the public to wear a mask in crowded places even if they are not sick, especially indoors or around vulnerable people.
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