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On September 11, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the resumption of traffic between Japan and Singapore for business purposes such as short-term business trips. It seems that you can engage in business immediately after entering Japan, provided that you submit a negative certificate by PCR test and an action plan, and acceptance will start from September 18.
This is the first time that Japan has relaxed immigration restrictions for short-term visitors after the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and although specific details have not yet been announced, it is a step toward normal life. have become.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important annual events in Singapore, where more than 70% of the population is Chinese.
In China, family and close friends gather on August 15 of the lunar calendar, and have a custom of eating sweets while watching the moon. Nowadays, as the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, it is customary to give moon cakes to the people who are indebted to them. October 1, 2020 is the Mid-Autumn Festival. From late mid August, department stores and shopping malls will have special sales floors. Even at Chinatown, Chinese restaurants, major hotels, pastry shops and cafes, our proud moon cakes are sold, and opportunities to see lanterns on the streets and storefronts are gradually increasing. Chinatown, which is especially brilliantly lit up, is an annual feature.
At this time, you can enjoy the atmosphere unique to Mid-Autumn Festival.
# The photo is a traditional moon cake at the “Raffles Hotel”, which boasts top class popularity
The Bon Festival in Singapore, which is called "Chuyuan Festival, Koranbushi, Onibushi," etc., will be held for a month from July of the lunar calendar.
In July of the Lunar calendar (August 19th to September 16th in 2020), it is believed that the spirit of the dead, unrelated to Hell's main gate, opens to the earth in China.
Not only for your ancestors, but also for ghosts who wander around the city, you can memorialize and calm the spirits by offering offerings, avoiding contraindications (taboos), and holding various events and events. It is said that you can do it.
# After offering incense sticks, candles, sweets, fruits, etc., burn paper bundles that imitate banknotes and paper replicas that imitate various practical products.
On the 21st, the Singapore government announced that it will ease immigration restrictions for new coronavirus infections from countries and regions with low infection risk. First, New Zealand (NZ) and Brunei will no longer require quarantine upon entry from September. China, Australia (excluding Victoria), Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan and Macau are also "low risk" and the number of days to quarantine when entering the country is shortened from 14 days to 7 days. (Other countries, including Japan, will still require 14 days of quarantine.) However, travelers from NZ and Brunei must apply in advance, and can be accepted from September 1st, and can be traveled after 8th. On arrival you will be obliged to carry out a PCR test at the airport.
As of Sunday afternoon (23 August), 87 new cases of coronavirus were identified, bringing the total in Singapore to 56,353. The number of infected people in Singapore is declining, and we hope that one day we will be able to take off our masks and go out again.
The picture is of Orchard Station on the weekend.
As of Sunday afternoon (23 August), 87 new cases of coronavirus were identified, bringing the total in Singapore to 56,353. The number of infected people in Singapore is declining, and we hope that one day we will be able to take off our masks and go out again.
The picture is of Orchard Station on the weekend.
On August 17, Singapore and Malaysia reopened the border between the two countries, which had been closed since March, for the first time in five months due to the spread of new coronavirus infection. As the traffic between Singapore and Malaysia resumes, both countries set up two schemes. "Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL)" for short-term stays within 14 days for essential business and public affairs, and "Permanent commuting agreement (PCA)" for residents of Singapore or Malaysia with long-term working visas Has become. There are restrictions on the number of people allowed to come and go and quarantine obligations based on each scheme.
The days when the two countries are free to come and go are gradually approaching, but they are approaching♪
Singapore is ironically called "Fine city" by the word "Fine", which has two meanings, "sophisticated" and "imposing a fine".
It's now a global standard to wear a mask, but if you don't, you'll be fined S$300 for your first offense.
Be careful as you may be fined S$1000 or be prosecuted after the second time.
Please check the latest local information when traveling to Singapore.
August 9th is the most important day of the year for Singapore. Singapore became independent of Malaysia on August 9, 1965.
2020 will be 55 years since independence.
One of the most exciting events of the year, Singapore Independence Day (National Day), but this year, it was held with a different taste than the usual year, not losing to the self-restraint mode in the world.
A huge national flag, a symbol of National Day, was hung on a helicopter, allowing us to see the moment of passing over the sky at home or at our nearest location. A ritual flight dedicated to medical staff by air force fighters was performed, and it flew over almost all Singapore including the main hospital route and it was powerful.
At the tank corps parade divided into several routes, the audience is very excited by the real tanks you can see up close!
The parachute descent of the parachute troops "Red Lions" is also amazing.
In the evening, a performance show featuring popular people was held at the first indoor venue in history, and it was a wonderful production specializing in live TV and online viewing, making full use of lighting, digital animation, and special effects. The fireworks decorating the finale were launched at 10 locations all over the world, closing the curtain.
It was a special day to blow out the self-restraint mode ♪
As already mentioned in the news, the Japanese Foreign Minister Mogi had a meeting in Singapore and announced that the immigration restrictions on business personnel and expatriates traveling between Nissei and Japan will be relaxed from September.
Business travelers from both countries will have limited access in early September, even within 14 days of entry. In addition, deregulation for long-term residents will begin in September.
*The picture is of Takashimaya in the city
A view of Orchard Station. There were many people on the weekend.
From August 10, a part of the border with Malaysia opened (though the general public is inaccessible), and Singapore is showing signs of recovery. I pray that the world will return to normal as soon as possible.
*Number of new infections: 359, of which 2 are imported cases (Visa holders from India and their 8-year-old children)
Of these, the number of suspected community-acquired infections: 1 of which the number of simple workers in the dormitory: 356 *Currently positive number of patients: 5,277 Total number of hospitalized patients: 185 (Number of serious ICU patients 0 Name)
Of which, the number of quarantines in city facilities: 5,092 * Number of deaths to date: 27 * Number of persons restored to the present: 45,893 Number of new persons restored: 201 (July 28)
*Total number of infected people: 51,197 This is the number as of July 28.
It was also announced that all dormitory inspections for foreign workers would be completed in the first week of August. (Excluding quarantine)
It is a daily life that I continued to call attention to securing social distance and wearing a mask.
The picture is of Little India.
