Coronavirus Update for Phuket & Thailand
Friday April 9th, 2021: Just a quick update concerning the 'No Covid quarantine in Phuket from July 1st 2021' topic. As of today the Thai Embassy still has no confirmation that the no quarantine waver for Phuket, after July 1st, will be implemented, so NO 100% or...
What to do before and after your vaccination
In this photo taken on April 29, 2021 shows a Royal Thai Army soldier waiting for her turn to receive the Covid-19 coronavirus Sinovac vaccine developed by China at the Pattani Hospital in Thailand’s southern province of Pattani. (Photo by Tuwaedaniya MERINGING / AFP)...
Targeting pollutive brick kilns in Bangladesh with AI
A low-cost machine learning method has the potential to track down immensely polluting brick kilns in Bangladesh, helping regulators monitor environmental compliance, new research shows. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of...
Explainer: What we know about the Indian variant as coronavirus sweeps South Asia
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - India has recorded the world's sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicines. Scientists are studying what led to the unexpected...
Cherng Talay 4 bedroom Villa for sale for ฿26,995,000
4 bedroom / 3 bathroom Villa located in Cherng Talay on Phuket island in Thailand. Completion Status: Under Construction, and for sale price is: ฿26,995,000. Villa / House description: The beautifully designed, oriental-style pool villas are built to the highest...
Malaysia declares nationwide lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike
A police officer checks the documents of a driver at a roadblock during lockdown ahead of the Eid al-Fitr celebrations in an effort to prevent a large-scale transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey...
Kamala 2 bedroom Apartment for sale for ฿14,000,000
2 bedroom / 2 bathroom Apartment located in Kamala on Phuket in Thailand. Completion Status: Completed, and for sale price is: ฿14,000,000. Apartment / Condo description: A striking Mediterranean style condominium situated on a large hill overlooking the Andaman Sea....
Japan PM Suga brushes aside calls for extra budget amid coronavirus pandemic
TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday (May 10) brushed aside calls for the government to compile a supplementary budget to support a pandemic-ravaged economy, saying it already has enough cash to cope. Mr Suga has faced growing calls from...
Singapore’s food waste crisis: Are Singaporeans taking cheap food for granted?
As a nation of food lovers, Singapore is the only country in the world with a hawker culture that has been added to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage. However, food waste has increased by about 20 per cent in the past decade and accounts...
‘Vaccine tourists’ fly from abroad for injections on US beach
A long line of people snaked across the sand of Miami Beach, Florida, as dozens of travelers from Latin America waited their turn at a pop-up coronavirus vaccination booth. Sweating under the Sunday afternoon sun, visitors checked into an online system, no...
Sri Lanka to ban palm oil imports, raze plantations over environmental impacts
Environmentalists have welcomed the Sri Lankan government’s surprise decision to ban palm oil imports into the country and raze existing plantations, but others say the science justifying the move is unfounded. The government made the announcement in an April...
Shades of South Vietnam in US Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
AdvertisementThe latest bombing in Kabul – of a school that left 68 dead and 165 wounded – serves as a dreadful reminder that wars are easier to start than they are to end. Most of the victims were schoolgirls, in a classic terrorist attack that was as bloody as it...
Myanmar Junta Labels Shadow Government ‘Terrorists’
AdvertisementOn Saturday, Myanmar’s military junta officially labeled the country’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) and its nearly announced armed wing as “terrorist organizations.”The NUG was established last month by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Representative...