China's transport ministry said it expects more than 2 billion trips in the weeks around the Chinese New Year holidays. Meanwhile, state media has been filled with stories of rural hospitals and clinics bolstering their supplies of drugs and equipment.
Yeti Airlines ATR 72 plummeted into a steep gorge, smashed into pieces and burst into flames as it approached the central city of Pokhara on Sunday morning. The cause was not yet known.
Three local police officials, a match organiser and a security official have been charged with negligence for their role in the disaster which killed 135 people, including more than 40 children.
Motorists taking the Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints are reminded to maintain lane discipline and avoid queue cutting, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said.
