Bali Faces Bleak Christmas As Reopening Falters: Straits Times

Six weeks since Bali airport opened to international flights, not a single plane from outside Indonesia has landed, the Straits Times reported.

Indonesia has put in place tough visa requirements for foreigners that include the need for a guarantor and rules forcing international arrivals to quarantine for three days even if they are fully vaccinated, the report said. Meanwhile, the country’s full vaccination rate is still under 40%.

Read the full report: Straits Times.

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Kevin Hamlin

Kevin Hamlin is a financial journalist with extensive experience covering Asia. Before joining Asia Financial, Kevin worked for Bloomberg News, spending 12 years as Senior China Economy Reporter in Beijing. Prior to that, he was Asia Bureau Chief of Institutional Investor for ten years.