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The authorities are adding more countries to ramp up international travel to and from Singapore.
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Travel now - or wait till it's safer?

Only citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders of the country they are entering can travel via the land VTL for now.
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What documents do I need to enter Malaysia?

Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob, accompanied by PM Lee Hsien Loong, inspecting the guard of honour at the Istana on Nov 29, 2021.
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SG, MY aim to expand land VTL to general travellers from mid-Dec

Singapore will be deferring its VTL with Qatar and the UAE, as well as Saudi Arabia.
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S'pore defers VTLs with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Passengers boarding the bus to Malaysia at Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange on Nov 29, 2021.
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Land VTL: First bus leaves Woodlands with 42 passengers

Malaysian Tanapal Murugayah has not seen his wife Nafisha, and sons Asber and Shahrul since border restrictions halted travel via the Causeway in March last year.
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Malaysian in Singapore spends 15 hours to get VTL bus tickets

Dream Cruises said the new ruling is part of ongoing efforts to provide safe cruises for its guests and crew.
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Dream Cruises passengers must be fully vaxxed against Covid-19

Travellers from Thailand (left) may enter Singapore under the VTL from Dec 14, while those from Cambodia can do so from Dec 16.
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VTLs to 6 more countries, including Thailand and Cambodia

The restrictions will apply to those who have obtained prior approval for entry into Singapore as long as they have been in those countries in the last 14 days.
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MOH tightens border measures for travellers from Africa

    People dining near Piazza di Spagna in Rome on Oct 29, 2021. Some travel companies have seen a few cancellations of European trips.
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    Some S'poreans not deterred by Europe Covid situation

    Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong speaking to the media, on Nov 24, 2021.
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    Capacity for land VTL to be reviewed on weekly basis: Gan Kim Yong

    A bus from Larkin Terminal in Johor Baru arriving at Queen Street Terminal in Singapore during the VTL land exercise on Nov 23, 2021. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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    Land VTL with Johore starts Nov 29, here's 4 things you need to know

    People boarding a bus as part of a VTL simulation exercise at Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange on Nov 23, 2021.
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    Land VTL to Johore opens Nov 29, up to 2,880 travellers each day

    The changes indicated in the e-mail apply only to passengers travelling on non-vaccinated travel lane flights.
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    SIA apologises for confusion over e-mail on Covid-19 quarantine

    Singapore and Malaysia are in talks to open a land VTL, with priority going to families that are separated.
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    SG 'optimistic' that land VTL with Johore can launch by end Nov

    For a start, only New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory are involved in the VTL.
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    7 things about S'pore-Australia Vaccinated Travel Lane

    Travellers will be able to fly between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur from Nov 29 under the quarantine-free travel scheme.
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    6 things that you must know about Singapore's VTL with Malaysia

    Applications for the Singapore-Malaysia Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme will start from Nov 22, said CAAS.
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    6 airlines to operate VTL services between Singapore and KL

    Yvonne Ling's honest take on her recent Royal Caribbean Cruises holiday goes viral on TikTok.
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    TikTok user goes viral for brutally honest cruise-to-nowhere review

    Confetti flies around the ball and countdown clock in Times Square during the virtual New Year's Eve event following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 1, 2021.
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    NYC to allow crowds into Times Square to ring in 2022

    Some would-be travellers here have taken comfort in the lack of quarantine requirements in the VTL countries so far.
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    Qarantine-free travel via European VTL still on, minus Denmark

    Squid Game's Younghee, a four-metre-tall doll dressed in orange and yellow, was set up at the Seoul Olympic Park.
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    Squid Game doll at Seoul park draws fans