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...
US president Biden arrives in Japan with no response from North Korea on outreach
TOKYO (AFP) - President Joe Biden arrived in Japan for the second leg of an Asia trip underlining US commitment to the region but overshadowed by concern that North Korea will test a nuclear weapon after ignoring Washington's attempt at outreach. Biden, making his...
Tokyo Quad meeting a chance for incoming PM Albanese to present new Australia
SYDNEY - Australia's incoming leader Anthony Albanese was elected on a firmly domestic agenda, yet his first move as prime minister will be to fly to Tokyo to meet leaders from three of the world's most powerful nations.Mr Albanese will be quickly sworn in on...
PM Prayut and many politicians cast their votes for the gubernatorial elections
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his family cast their ballots this morning at polling station 13 in Phaya Thai district. In a brief statement to the media, he urged all voters to exercise their voting rights and said he is glad that there is a gubernatorial...
Unofficial result of Bangkok gubernatorial election expected by 9pm
Election Commission (EC) chairman Itthiporn Boonprakong has forecast that the unofficial result of the Bangkok gubernatorial election will be known no later than 9pm tonight (Sunday) and that about 70% of eligible voters are expected to cast ballots. Accompanied by...
Biodiversity Day: UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’
“Biodiversity is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, ending the existential threat of climate change, halting land degradation, building food security and supporting advances in human health”, said António Guterres in a statement.The UN chief...
How Anthony Albanese went from public housing kid to Australia’s new PM
SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) - At a popular bar in the heart of Melbourne back in 2016, a slightly chubby middle-aged man stood behind a turntable leading the crowd in a sing-a-long to Iggy Pop's "The Passenger." "It's a good thing to have fun - as well as fight Tories," he...
Gubernatorial and council candidates end their campaigns ahead of Sunday’s vote
Independent gubernatorial candidates Chadchart Sittipunt and Sakoltee Phattiyakul toured Bangkok today (Saturday) in their last-minute campaigning, to appeal for votes from Bangkok’s electorate. The convoy of trucks, equipped with loudspeakers, took Sakoltee and his...
U.S., others walk out of APEC talks over Russia’s Ukraine invasion – officials
BANGKOK, May 21 (Reuters) – Representatives of the United States and several other nations walked out of an Asia-Pacific trade ministers meeting in Bangkok on Saturday to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, officials said. The walkout was “an expression of...
Supporters of Indonesian preacher denied entry to S’pore stage protests in Jakarta, Medan
JAKARTA - Supporters of Indonesian preacher Abdul Somad Batubara staged protests in Jakarta and Medan, North Sumatra, on Friday (May 20) against Singapore's recent move to deny him entry over his history of extremist teachings. In Medan, about 250 of the preacher's...
Boeing’s Starliner spaceship docks with ISS in high-stakes test mission
Boeing’s Starliner capsule (L) docks with the International Space Station (ISS) on May 20, 2022. – Boeing’s Starliner capsule was preparing to dock with the International Space Station May 20, 2022, in a high-stakes uncrewed test flight key to reviving the US...
Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation
“Climate change is already posing serious challenges to water and sanitation systems in countries around the world,” said Thomas Croll-Knight, spokesperson for the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).Rising risks According to UNECE and the World Health...
Thailand to begin talks on Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
The Cabinet has decided to join talks on the US’s newly proposed multilateral trade agreement, known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). According to the Thai government’s website, the decision will allow Thailand to join other countries...