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...
Salman Rushdie attack recalls 1991 killing of his Japanese translator
TOKYO (NYTIMES) - The attack on Salman Rushdie in western New York state on Friday (Aug 12) prompted renewed interest in previous attacks on people connected to his 1988 novel, "The Satanic Verses", including its Japanese translator, who was killed in 1991. The...
Second Indonesian political alliance formed amid jockeying for 2024 elections
JAKARTA - Indonesia's second largest party Gerindra and largest Islamic party National Awakening Party (PKB) declared a political alliance on Saturday (Aug 13), the second such coalition formed for the 2024 election. The two parties, whose alliance was named the...
Thai opposition to petition Charter Court next week for ruling on PM’s term in office
Somkid Chueakong, Pheu Thai MP and opposition deputy chief whip Thailand’s opposition parties have decided to submit a petition, through House Speaker Chuan Leekpai, to the Constitutional Court this Wednesday to seek a ruling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s...
Thai King and Queen join the Queen Mother in merit-making ritual
Their Majesties the King and Queen joined Her Majesty the Queen Mother in a merit-making ceremony held in the reception room on the 29th floor of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital on the occasion of the Queen Mother’s 90th birthday yesterday (Friday). Also present...
Thailand has strong fire-safety laws, so why do deadly nightclub blazes keep happening?
Mountain B nightclub after a deadly fire in Sattahip district in Thailand’s Chonburi province on August 5, 2022. The Mountain B pub blaze that killed 16 people and injured dozens shows Thailand has failed to learn lessons from its history of deadly infernos. Although...
Poverty and despair in Afghanistan after one year of Taliban rule
India has cautiously responded to an outreach by the Taliban, re-establishing diplomatic presence in Afghanistan in a limited way two months ago in what was a major policy shift for the country. But the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in...
From the Field: Young Fijians work with older generation for a sustainable future
"Projects Abroad" youth volunteers conserving Fiji's beaches., by UNDP One such project involves young people conserving and protecting Fiji’s coral reef and the marine environment around the island. The programme, backed by the UN, seeks to marry the enthusiasm and...
India’s new climate change goals prompt discussion on whether it is doing enough
NEW DELHI - India has pledged higher targets on climate but the new goals, which omit a specific target for renewable energy, have prompted a debate on whether the world's fourth biggest emitter of carbon dioxide is doing enough to fight global warming. According to...
Thai PM leads officials to celebrate HM the Queen Mother’s 90th birthday
Image Credit: Thai Government’s Facebook page Prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his wife led ministers, the presidents of parliament and the privy council, commanders of the three armed forces and the police, as well as their spouses, to perform a merit-making...
Report Claims 38 Singapore-Based Firms Supplying Myanmar’s Military
AdvertisementSingaporean companies are among the arms brokers in keeping Myanmar’s military supplied with arms and are “complicit” in the atrocity crimes that it has committed since last year’s coup d’etat, according to the advocacy group Justice For Myanmar (JFM).In...
After the storm: what an environmental tragedy can teach us about climate resilience and ecosystem restoration
The mountainous Colombian island of Providencia – which lies midway in the extension of the Caribbean Sea that separates Costa Rica and Jamaica – is home to stunning colours of the sea, lush underwater landscapes, extensive mangrove forests, and even tropical dry...
Putting the pedal on electric vehicles: Kathmandu Post
KATHMANDU (THE KATHMANDU POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Despite the import ban on items branded as luxury goods, including automobiles, the import of electric vehicles (EVs) has seen an exponential rise, especially in the last fiscal year, 2021-22. According to the...