Showing 1-10 of 556 results
-
Year of Turbulence
Asia focus, Published on 27/12/2021
» Pandemic drags on recovery: In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, many Asian countries had enviable success, avoiding large-scale outbreaks and mass deaths. But the arrival of the more transmissible Delta variant this year and sluggish vaccine rollouts compounded by low availability sent cases surging. Combined with poor monitoring and easy movement among countries, often unofficially, Southeast Asia became a virus hotspot. The ballooning health crisis collided with churning political discontent in the case of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. Economically, the new wave of infections, and attendant restrictions imposed to curb the spread, stalled recoveries. After nearly two years of strict border controls, many countries started to loosen up and live with Covid. But the rise of the Omicron variant now threatens to scuttle those tentative reopening plans and usher in a third year of economic anxiety.
-
Work-life balance eroding
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/05/2021
» Getting up every morning these days, I often feel like falling asleep again, but with nightmares. The unrelenting daily rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths is wearing us all down. Some days I try to avoid social media, telling myself that maybe the less I know, the less I'll worry.
-
Chinese warned over Thai weather
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/09/2018
» The Chinese embassy in Bangkok has issued a safety warning to tourists travelling to Thailand during next month's "Golden Week" holiday, after six drowning incidents involving Chinese visitors occurred in August, according to a report by the <i>South China Morning Post</i>.
-
B300 entry fee scheduled for June start
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/01/2023
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry is preparing to collect a 300-baht tourism fee from all foreign passport holders visiting Thailand by June, while expatriates can ask for a refund at a later date.
-
WCEC to boost China ties
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/01/2023
» More than 4,000 Chinese business leaders are expected to attend the 16th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC) in Bangkok in June, giving an added boost to the economy and the tourism sector, according to the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
-
Firms vow ESG principles are here to stay
Business, Published on 19/11/2022
» Leading businesses are adopting environment, social and corporate governance (ESG) practices, in line with government efforts to protect the environment and build a sustainable society.
-
Child safety seat price-fixing probed
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/05/2022
» The Commerce Ministry has ordered an investigation into complaints that some vendors have marked up prices of child booster seats for cars following an announcement of a new regulation that will make them mandatory.
-
Hong Kong airport 'plans passenger segregation' to curb cross-infection
Published on 03/11/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong airport officials plan to segregate passengers on mainland China flights from other international travellers in an unprecedented move to prevent cross-infection and build a stronger case for reopening the city's border with the rest of the country.
-
Indonesian village turns trash into Covid helper
Asia focus, Published on 20/09/2021
» TEMBOK GEDE, East Java: A homemade robot designed by Indonesian villagers and scientists for fun has found a new use during the pandemic -- bringing food and, hopefully, a smile, to self-isolating residents who have contracted Covid-19.
-
Capping carbon
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 12/07/2021
» While the world has been fighting the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic, the global emergency posed by climate change is growing more alarming. Powerful nations are rolling out plans and policies to weather the crisis and hoping to bring the rest of the world into line.
Your recent history
-
Recently searched
-
Recently viewed links
Did you find what you were looking for? Have you got some comments for us?
