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...
Thailand to consider further easing of COVID-19 restrictions on Friday
The easing of restrictions on entertainment venues, such as bars and pubs, readjustment of COVID zoning and the lowering of the national alert level, from Level 3 to 2, are expected to be considered by the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) tomorrow...
China’s zero-Covid-19 policy dashes global hopes for quick economic return to normal
BEIJING (REUTERS) - A sharp slowdown in China's economy caused by its strict zero-Covid-19 rules and Beijing's shift away from a traditional reliance on external demand have cast doubts over how much the country will contribute to future global trade and investment....
Thai Archival Find May Resolve Fate of Missing WWII US Flyer
AdvertisementThe remains of an American airman who went missing in action in World War II may finally be on their way home, thanks to a chance discovery of records in flood-threatened archives in Thailand.U.S. and local authorities held a solemn ceremony Wednesday at...
TAT heads strong Thai delegation to leading South Asia travel show SATTE 2022
Bangkok, 18 May, 2022 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is prominently presenting the Thailand Stand at the 29th edition of South Asia’s Travel and Tourism Exchange (SATTE) 2022, with high-ranking Thai tourism officials and travel operators participating in...
NATO chief hails ‘historic moment’ as Finland, Sweden apply
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the military alliance stands ready to seize a historic moment and move quickly on allowing Finland and Sweden to join its ranks, after the two countries submitted their membership requests....
Bangkok suffers flooding, traffic jams, due to heavy rain Tuesday night
Many parts of Bangkok experienced severe traffic congestion last evening and today (Wednesday), due to flooding caused by heavy rain throughout the night, exacerbated by the reopening of most schools yesterday. Areas heavily impacted included Ladprao, Vibhavadi,...
‘Lifeline’ of renewable energy can steer world out of climate crisis: Guterres
· Greenhouse gas concentrations Levels reached a new global high in 2020 and continued to increase in 2021, with the concentration of carbon dioxide reaching 413.2 parts per million globally, a 149% increase on pre-industrial...
From storage to transport, hurdles in way of getting Covid-19 vaccine to N. Korea
SEOUL (REUTERS) - As North Korea battles its first known Covid-19 outbreak, a lack of storage, chronic power shortages and inadequately trained medical staff pose acute challenges to inoculating its 25 million people - even with outside help, analysts said. North...
History Education and the Politics of Identity in a Globalizing Vietnam
AdvertisementThe announcement by Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) in late April that it would make history an elective in the national high school curriculum was met with a flurry of anxious opinions in the Vietnamese press and social media....
Activists Seek Supreme Court Intervention to Head Off Marcos Presidency
AdvertisementLess than two weeks after Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s resounding win in the Philippines presidential election, human rights activists have asked the country’s Supreme Court to block him from being proclaimed president, over a 1995 conviction for tax...
Fight with China risks backfiring on Australian PM Morrison in election
SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) - Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been one of the world's most outspoken leaders in pushing back against China, and many Australian voters share his concerns. But the tough language could end up hurting more than helping him in key seats that may...
Intentional nosedive caused China Eastern crash that killed 132, US findings suggest
A sudden human input to the plane’s controls appears to have caused a China Eastern flight to plunge nearly vertically into the mountains of Southern China in March, killing all 132 passengers onboard, according to preliminary findings from US authorities...