News National News National Dust off your passports: Brunei gov’t relaxes more travel protocols All non-essential travel in and out of the sultanate is now allowed, as long as you're fully vaccinated. April 23, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The government has announced a slew of new protocols for air travel, doing away with the Travel Green List…
News National News National Tourist arrivals to Brunei plummeted 94% in 2021 Recovery in travel sector hampered by second and third wave of COVID infections March 23, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Tourist arrivals to Brunei plummeted 94 percent last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the acting director of tourism…
News National News National Brunei-Malaysia vaccinated travel lane talks ongoing, says envoy Arrivals from Brunei to Malaysia plunged 99.7 percent in the first half of 2021 January 6, 2022 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Discussions are still ongoing between Brunei and Malaysia to establish a vaccinated travel lane (VTL) that would pave the way…
News National News National Brunei backtracks on plans to lift travel curbs over Omicron concerns Gov't delays long-awaited border reopening as Omicron threatens to upend endemic strategy December 29, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The government has postponed plans to lift the ban on non-essential travel on January 1, removing all countries in…
News National News National Brunei removes UK from green travel list due to Omicron spike Quarantine-free travel is still allowed for arrivals from Australia, China and Singapore December 22, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Brunei government has reversed its decision to allow quarantine-free travel for UK arrivals, 10 days after announcing that…
News National News National MoH: Only ‘a matter of time’ before Omicron reaches Brunei Sultanate has no plans to remove UK from green travel list despite a surge in Omicron infections December 15, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – It is only “a matter of time” before the Omicron coronavirus variant arrives in Brunei as more people move…
News National News National International travel to resume in January, schools to reopen in stages as Brunei enters ‘early endemic phase’ Government announces slew of new guidelines to take effect from Wednesday December 13, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – On Sunday evening the government announced the scaling down of most COVID-19 restrictions — including international travel — as…
News National News National Brunei bars arrivals from 8 African countries over Omicron variant fears Gov't says unvaccinated employees can return to workplaces from December 1, but must perform antigen tests every two days November 27, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei has joined other countries around the world in imposing travel bans on eight southern African nations as a…
News National News National Brunei in early talks with Malaysia on opening vaccinated travel lane Health minister assures public that no traces of pork DNA were found in COVID vaccines November 13, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei is in early discussions with Malaysia to establish a vaccinated travel lane, as the sultanate prepares to reopen…
News National News National Tourism to restart once Brunei hits 80% vaccination coverage Non-essential travel in and out of the country could resume as early as next month November 11, 2021 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Non-essential travel will be allowed once 80 percent of the population has been vaccinated for COVID-19, the minister of…