BANGKOK, Nov 16 — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) member economies are ramping up efforts to revitalise cross-border travel by tackling the lingering uncertainties faced by travellers as the Covid-19 pandemic enters its third year.

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia/SINGAPORE, Dec 2 — Before the coronavirus pandemic, Mohammad Faris Abdullah's daily commute between his home in Malaysia and his job in Singapore took just 30 minutes.

SINGAPORE, Aug 17 — At about 10am today, many Malaysians began to converge at the Singapore land entry gate on the first day of implementation of the cross-border travel between Malaysia and Singapore under the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) and Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) schemes.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Malaysia and Singapore need to streamline the standard operating procedures (SOPs) before allowing cross-border travel between the two countries to resume after being halted since March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.