Coronavirus Update for Phuket & Thailand
Thursday 13th of January, 2022: As of January 12th Phuket has had 452 new local infections confirmed across the island, but no new deaths, bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 24,968. Phuket is still open to...
Whatever Happened to Gwadar University?
AdvertisementIn Balochistan the use of social media is increasingly helping people make their issues visible and bring attention to marginalization and inequalities. In that vein, on November 12 #GwadarNeedsUniversity was one of the top trending hashtags on social...
Euro slumps to two-decade low as recession fears bite
The signature of the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, is seen on the new 50 euro banknote during a presentation by the German Central Bank (Bundesbank) at its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach...
TAT working to further develop Carbon Neutral Tourism in Thailand
Bangkok, 5 July, 2022 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is continuing with its mission to grow the Carbon Neutral Tourism sector in Thailan, in accordance with the Thai government’s Bio-Circular-Green or BCG Economy Model that is taking Thai tourism in a more...
Russian Foreign Minister to Visit Vietnam Ahead of G-20
AdvertisementRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to arrive in Hanoi today for a two-day visit to Vietnam, en route to a G-20 meeting later this week in Indonesia, in a move that is likely to court friction with Vietnam’s Western partners.According to a...
Sri Lanka aims to stop printing money as inflation nears 60%
COLOMBO (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) - Sri Lanka, which has run out of dollars to purchase fuel and is printing rupees to pay local salaries, aims to stop injecting local currency to quash Asia's fastest inflation. The inflation rate is estimated to reach 60 per cent, Prime...
Australia floods worsen as thousands more Sydney residents evacuate
State Emergency Service (SES) personnel prepare to deploy as floodwaters submerge residential areas following heavy rains in the Windsor suburb of Sydney, Australia, July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SYDNEY, July 5 (Reuters) – Torrential rains kept...
Malaysia Group Teaches Refugee Women how to Read and Write
AdvertisementIn a bare room, students seated on the floor recite the alphabet. But these are not children. The students are refugee women in Malaysia, some in their late 50s, who for the first time are learning how to read and write, both in Malay and English.The...
Uzbekistan Karakalpakstan: 18 killed and hundreds injured in unrest as state of emergency declared
At least 18 people were killed and 243 injured during protests in Uzbekistan’s region of Karakalpakstan last week, authorities have confirmed.Unrest began in the province over plans to curtail its autonomy and security forces arrested at least 516 people while...
Bhutan to lift mandatory five-day quarantine for incoming travellers
Bhutan’s prime minister announced on Sunday that there shall be no mandatory five-day quarantine period for travellers from 4 July onwards.Officials in capital Thimphu said the strict measures imposed in the country at the beginning of the pandemic were “necessary” to...
Hong Kong raises prospect of Shenzhen border easing by Aug 4
BEIJING (REUTERS) - Hong Kong's new health secretary said on Monday (July 4) he hoped the border with Shenzhen would reopen before August 4, a move that would mark a significant relaxation of China's strict border controls, generating divided opinions on Chinese...
A turbulent US this July 4, but many see cause to celebrate
Independence Day arrives at a time when the United States is roiled by hearings over the Jan. 6 insurrection, awash in turmoil over high court rulings on abortion and guns and struggling to maintain the common bonds that keep it together. Yet many also see cause to...
Pakistan’s Movie Industry is Being Remade
AdvertisementThe Pakistani film and drama industry has seen a massive change in the twenty-first century, despite being overshadowed by Bollywood, lousy scriptwriting, censorship, a lack of technology, and screen failures. Despite these shortcomings, young Pakistani...