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A sustainable retreat
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/09/2023
» In the southwest of Phnom Penh lies the region's largest surviving rainforest. After landing, I met other travel companions to spend three nights together at a riverside camp. We were split into two vans and headed for Sihanoukville. Downtown shophouses and heavy traffic gave way to lush scenery. No sooner had the hustle faded into the distance than rice paddies, palm trees and mountains came into sight. Here, Cambodia's nature remains undisturbed. In more or less two hours, we arrived at the camp depot.
Vietnam seeks closer US economic ties after diplomatic upgrade
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/09/2023
» HANOI - Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is pressing for closer economic and technological ties with the United States during his trip to America a week after the two countries upgraded diplomatic ties.
Singapore aims for passport-free airport departures
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/09/2023
» Some passengers will soon be able to depart from Singapore’s Changi Airport without a passport.
Singapore aims for passport-free departures from airport
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/09/2023
» SINGAPORE - Some passengers will soon be able to depart from Singapore’s Changi Airport without a passport, as part of changes to the city-state’s immigration law that allows for end-to-end biometric clearance.
Srettha to visit India by end of year
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/09/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will travel to India by the end of this year to meet his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to discuss ways to attract more Indian visitors to Thailand.
N.Korea's Kim Jong Un wraps up Russia trip
AFP, Published on 17/09/2023
» MOSCOW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia on Sunday, ending a visit affirming close ties with Vladimir Putin and fuelling Western fears that Pyongyang might provide Moscow with arms for its assault on Ukraine.
The unlikely rise of an American takraw team
Published on 16/09/2023
» When Ker Cha got the call about the World Cup, it had been more than two years since he had touched a takraw ball. Now he had less than two months to lose the 20 pounds he had put on during the coronavirus pandemic and get back into playing shape.
Airline price war unlikely amid high operational costs
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 16/09/2023
» Airlines in Thailand are not expected to start another price war in the near future, while the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) plans to maintain ceiling ticket prices despite higher operational costs.
Covid's back: Here's what to know this fall and winter
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - As colder weather sets in, Covid rates are once more rising across the Northern Hemisphere, with several new variants on the scene.
Dutch art sleuth recovers stolen Van Gogh
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» THE HAGUE - A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a museum in a daring midnight heist during the coronavirus lockdown three-and-a-half years ago, police said Tuesday.