Japan may scrap COVID tests for travellers: Nikkei

East Asian country currently requires arrivals to produce a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of departure. Japan is considering scrapping pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travellers to the country, according to local media. Japan is one of the last remaining countries using border restrictions to control the virus, with arrivals required to present a…

Myanmar Junta Chief Vows No Talks With Opposition “Terrorists”

Updated at 0942 EAT on 27th March 2022. What you need to know •The military, known as the Tatmadaw, celebrated with a parade of troops and weapons in the capital, Naypyitaw, for the second year since overthrowing the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, 2021. Myanmar’s junta chief on…