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The government is keeping a close watch on the Covid-19 situation amid fears over the latest Omicron variant, and has ordered border agencies to increase security and screening measures for all visitors entering Thailand, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on Tuesday.

The four Thailand-Cambodia border checkpoints should be reopened by December 16 if approved by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration and the Cambodian government.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered tighter border security to ensure no weapons or drugs are smuggled into Thailand, and also because he is concerned about the crisis in Myanmar.

Malaysian authorities on Monday accepted Thailand’s proposal to reopen Narathiwat’s Tak Bai and Buke Ta border checkpoints, which had been closed to curb the spread of Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will propose the creation of a supervisory mechanism to facilitate smooth and safe travels across the region, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

JOHOR BARU: After more than a year of anticipation, Malaysia and Singapore will reopen their mutual border with a special Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) between the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Changi Airport from Nov 29.

The Canadians are coming. And Christine Tiger, for one, is excited.

TAIPEI - Mr Tseng Ying-chi has not gone to work in nearly two years. Before the pandemic, the 37-year-old was a tour guide who led groups of Taiwanese tourists through Europe, and was overseas for more than 200 days a year.

Hong Kong is in advanced discussions with Chinese officials about potentially reopening their shared border, according to local media reports, as the former British colony pushes to overcome the mainlands hesitancy to revive travel crucial to the citys economy.

Two men were arrested in the wee hours of Saturday morning as they were trying to smuggle 23 Myanmar nationals into Thailand via the Mae Ramat checkpoint in Tak province.

The 25th Infantry Regiment has sent 120 illegal Myanmar workers from Ranong back to their country.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Xinjiang Military Command has received a new type of all-terrain vehicle, which is expected to ensure logistics support to plateau border defence troops as winter draws close and as China-India border tensions again risk rising after the latest military talks failed to reach an agreement due to “unrealistic Indian demands”, Global Times reported.