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SINGAPORE: Singapore residents will not be able to travel to Indonesia under existing travel corridor agreements, after the Indonesian government imposed a temporary ban on entry of all foreigners.
The new regulation, which was announced earlier this week, will go into effect on Friday (January 1).
It comes days after Indonesia banned travelers from Britain and tightened rules for those arriving from Europe and Australia to limit the spread of a potentially more contagious strain of COVID-19.
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Singapore’s Foreign Ministry (MFA) said on Friday it was notified by the Indonesian government that the ban will also apply to foreigners visiting Indonesia under all of its Travel Corridor Agreements (TCAs) with other countries.
“Singapore residents would not be able to travel from Singapore to Indonesia under the Singapore-Indonesia Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) / TCA during this period,” said an MFA spokesperson.
“Given the reciprocal nature of this travel arrangement, travelers will also not be able to apply to travel from Indonesia to Singapore under the Singapore-Indonesia RGL / TCA during this period.
“Travelers who have already received approval to enter Singapore under the Singapore-Indonesia RGL / TCA may continue to do so.”
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Indonesia’s travel ban applies to all foreign visitors except high-level government officials or foreigners with residence permits, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said.
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