Coronavirus Update for Phuket & Thailand
Monday 18th October, 2021: Fully vaccinated travelers to Phuket can skip the usual Covid-19 quarantine and just have to complete a 7-night stay on the island, and then be able to travel to all destinations in Thailand if they wish. Yes, it's still classed as...
Myanmar court postpones verdict for ousted leader Suu Kyi
(AP) — A court in Myanmar postponed its verdict on Tuesday in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow testimony from an additional witness. The court agreed with a defense motion that it allow a doctor who had previously been unable to come to court to...
Myanmar court defers verdicts in Suu Kyi trial to Dec 6
YANGON (REUTERS, NYTIMES) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar deferred on Tuesday (Nov 30) verdicts in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to Dec 6, a source familiar with the proceedings said. The court had been due to rule on charges of incitement and...
Social Media Misinformation and the 2022 Philippine Elections
AdvertisementThe 2022 Philippine presidential race is getting crowded. Of the dozens of candidates who have filed their paperwork, there are five front-runners: Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domgaoso, Christopher...
Financing sustainable development needed more than ever, says UN deputy chief Mohammed
Speaking at the Building Bridges Summit for sustainable finance in Geneva, Amina Mohammed urged all those present from Government, the private sector, international organisations and civil society, to do more to push ahead with a common investment framework to...
UN urges Philippines to let Nobel laureate Maria Ressa travel to Norway
NEW YORK (REUTERS) - The United Nations on Monday (Nov 29) urged the Philippines to allow Nobel Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa to travel to Norway next month to accept the award. Ressa, the first Nobel laureate from the Philippines, shared the Peace Prize with...
Indonesia and the Papua Issue: Resolution Increasingly Unlikely
AdvertisementThe Papuan provinces, or West Papua, the easternmost part of Indonesia’s territory, have been wracked with conflict for decades. Indonesia annexed them through controversial means, including but not limited to the 1962 New York Agreement, and the...
Thailand’s Progressive Movement wins 38 mayoral seats in Sunday’s sub-district elections
Photo from Facebook page “Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit – ธนาธร จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ” Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit said today (Monday), that he is pleased and proud with the movement’s achievement in the Sub-district (Tambon) Administrative...
Sri Lanka breaks up Tamil remembrance of war dead
COLOMBO (AFP) - Armed troops broke up Tamil memorials for Sri Lanka's civil war dead and beat up journalists covering one ceremony in a former battle zone, residents and media organisations said on Monday (Nov 30). Grieving relatives were forced out of cemeteries on...
Japan bans entry of foreign visitors as omicron spreads
TOKYO (AP) — Japan announced Monday it will suspend entry of all foreign visitors from around the world as a new coronavirus variant spreads, prompting an increasing number of countries to tighten their borders. “We are taking the step as an emergency precaution to...
Picturesque Phuket and Krabi star in new Czech movie
Bangkok, 29 November, 2021 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to announce that Thailand is once again in the international movie-making spotlight, with a Czech Republic film currently being shot in Phuket and Krabi. A 22-member film crew...
Australia’s reopening plans in doubt after Omicron Covid-19 variant cases
SYDNEY (REUTERS) - Australia will review its plans to reopen borders to skilled migrants and students from Dec 1, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday (Nov 29), after the country reported its first cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant over the weekend. Two...
LGBTQ+ groups and supporters rally in Bangkok to demand equal rights
Thailand’s feminist, LGBTQ+ and pro-democracy groups held exhibitions at Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok today (Sunday), in support of their joint campaign seeking equal rights for all genders. Those attending the event were invited to sign up in support for...