Coronavirus Update for Phuket & Thailand
Monday June 21st 2021: Just a quick up-date. Still no 100% confirmation from the Thai Embassy yet concerning the 'No quarantine' for Phuket from July 1st, BUT today the BBC one o'clock news on TV just reported that the 'No quarantine' for Phuket from July 1st has the...
Singapore to contribute $135,000 to Asean efforts to aid Myanmar
BANGKOK - Singapore will contribute US$100,000 (S$135,000) to Asean's humanitarian assistance unit as it begins preparations to provide aid to Myanmar, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Monday (Aug 2) after meeting his counterparts from the...
Why Do Filipinos Keep Voting for Authoritarian Leaders?
AdvertisementLess than a year before Filipinos head to the polls for the 2022 national elections, the latest survey shows that current President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter, Sarah Duterte-Carpio, leads among prospective presidential candidates. The same survey revealed...
Survey shows most Thais seriously concerned about the worsening pandemic
Deputy abbot Mahapromphong (L) from Wat Suthi Wararam Buddhist temple watches as elderly Covid-19 coronavirus patient Worapoj Salee receives oxygen from medics in the Charoen Krung neighbourhood in Bangkok on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) A vast...
Phuket Sandbox, Samui Plus going ahead; mid-August launch planned for Krabi and Phang Nga
Bangkok, 02 August, 2021 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to reiterate that both the Phuket Sandbox and Samui Plus programmes are going ahead as usual, and the plans to reopen Krabi and Phang Nga to fully vaccinated international tourists are set...
Is Cambodia’s thirst for sand putting communities and the Mekong at risk?
The Tompoun and adjacent Cheung Ek wetlands spill over 1,500 hectares in the south of the city. According to human rights watchdogs, 90 per cent of their area has been slated for a massive property development project, ING City. Since 2004, the lakes have been...
TAT announces an extension of working from home during 3-15 August 2021
Bangkok, 02 August, 2021 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Head Office and Bangkok Office will extend the working from home for its staff during 3-15 August, 2021. TAT’s local offices in Krabi, Ko Samui, Phang Nga, and Phuket continue to open as normal....
S. Korea says no decision on joint US military drills, dismisses N. Korea tensions
SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korea said on Monday (Aug 2) no decision has been made on its joint military exercises with the United States but they should not create tension, after North Korea warned the South against holding the exercises amid signs of a thaw in...
Myanmar army ruler takes prime minister role, again pledges elections
Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar’s armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends the IX Moscow conference on International Security in Moscow on June 23, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing has taken on the role of...
Surin 2 bedroom Apartment for sale for ฿15,600,000
2 bedroom / 1 bathroom Apartment located in Surin on the island of Phuket. Completion Status: Off-Plan, and for sale price is: ฿15,600,000. Apartment / Condo description: This exquisite condominium comprises just 25 units in three buildings. It is nestled on a...
Thailand extends stricter Covid-19 measures until end-August
BANGKOK (REUTERS) - Thailand on Sunday (Aug 1) extended tighter containment measures in the capital and high-risk provinces until the end of August, government sources said, to slow the spread of Covid-19 as the country deals with its biggest outbreak to date. The...
150 bedrrom Patong Hotel for sale
150 bedrrom Patong Hotel for sale. The Hotel offers 150 bedrooms, 150 bathrooms, and selling for: 850,000,000THB. This large Patong Hotel for sale is located on a busy road in Patong, within walking distance to Bangla Road, Jungceylon, and Patong beach. It features...
Large anti-government demonstration in Bangkok on Sunday
Various groups of anti-government protesters, in and on hundreds of cars and motorcycles, gathered at Bangkok’s the Democracy Monument, in the Ratchaprasong commercial district and on Vibhavadi Rangsit highway this morning (Sunday), in a huge demonstration to demand...