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Singapore Airlines, Scoot, Cathay Pacific cancel flights to HK as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches

Singapore Airlines has also cancelled flights to and from airports in southern China for Sept 23 and Sept 24, in addition to Hong Kong.
Singapore Airlines has also cancelled flights to and from airports in southern China for Sept 23 and Sept 24, in addition to Hong Kong.

Singaporeans advised to defer non-essential travel to Nepal amid protests: MFA

Demonstrators celebrating after entering the Parliament complex in Kathmandu on Sept 9.
Demonstrators celebrating after entering the Parliament complex in Kathmandu on Sept 9.

Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering

An Australian tourist had posted a clip of himself swigging from a can placed on a headstone as an offering.
An Australian tourist had posted a clip of himself swigging from a can placed on a headstone as an offering.

Air Canada grounds hundreds of flights as cabin crew set up picket lines

People hold picket signs outside Terminal 1 as a strike begins after the union representing Air Canada's 10,000 flight attendants failed to reach an agreement with the airline, at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada August 16, 2025.  REUTERS/Kyaw Soe Oo
People hold picket signs outside Terminal 1 as a strike begins after the union representing Air Canada's 10,000 flight attendants failed to reach an agreement with the airline, at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada August 16, 2025.  REUTERS/Kyaw Soe Oo

US may impose up to $19,300 in bonds for some tourist, business visas under new pilot

The new visa programme, effective August 20, will last for approximately a year, the government notice said.
The new visa programme, effective August 20, will last for approximately a year, the government notice said.

US will soon charge most travellers an extra $320 in ‘visa integrity fee’

The Department of Homeland Security is instituting the new fee to fund the Trump administration’s border control initiatives.
The Department of Homeland Security is instituting the new fee to fund the Trump administration’s border control initiatives.

America’s TSA set to let travellers keep shoes on through airport security

Shoes are screened at a TSA checkpoint at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Shoes are screened at a TSA checkpoint at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

Cable theft in north France disrupts Eurostar traffic

The Eurostar website showed that six trips between London and Paris – three in each direction – were cancelled on June 25.
The Eurostar website showed that six trips between London and Paris – three in each direction – were cancelled on June 25.

SIA, Scoot flights to Bali among dozens cancelled after Indonesia volcano eruption

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on June 17, with authorities raising its alert status to the highest level.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on June 17, with authorities raising its alert status to the highest level.

Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to travel ban, memo says

People take part in a protest sponsored by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) against U.S. President Donald Trump's new sweeping travel ban, which went into effect as his administration intensifies its immigration crackdown, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in  Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 9, 2025.   REUTERS/Jill Connelly
People take part in a protest sponsored by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) against U.S. President Donald Trump's new sweeping travel ban, which went into effect as his administration intensifies its immigration crackdown, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in  Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 9, 2025.   REUTERS/Jill Connelly

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.