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Fire guts spa complex at Chiang Mai’s Dhara Dhevi Hotel
Online Reporters, Published on 23/04/2025
» CHIANG MAI — A fire destroyed the spa complex at the debt-burdened, Lanna-style Dhara Dhevi Hotel in Muang district early Wednesday morning. There were no casualties.
Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar, Thailand
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» NAY PYI TAW - A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.
Sectarian violence claims 18 more lives in Pakistan
Published on 23/11/2024
» PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least 18 people were killed and 30 injured in further sectarian violence in northwestern Pakistan, officials said on Saturday, as tensions remained high following attacks on transport convoys that killed dozens of civilians this week.
Less is more in restoring Asia's past
Oped, Published on 01/08/2024
» For decades, restorations of Southeast Asia's archaeological sites have typically involved transforming the past rather than faithfully presenting it. Conservationists often take a heavy-handed approach, embellishing a site to effectively "manufacture" a ruin that will appeal to visitors. But this tends to do more harm than good.
Travel risk warning for parts of Myanmar
Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2023
» Thais living or travelling in Myanmar are being advised to avoid areas under martial law, particularly in northern Shan State, for their own safety.
Traditional textiles and temple tours
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 28/09/2023
» A one-hour drive from downtown Sukhothai to Si Satchanalai district, the Suntree Thai Weaving Center is a place where a group of local skilful weavers gather to work on old wood looms that are all set up in the middle of the green courtyard.
Asean's fight on haze needs rethink
News, Published on 08/05/2023
» Recent land and forest fires have brought haze back after several years of relatively clear skies, which coincided with Covid-19 slowdowns.
Sanctioned Myanmar tycoons find shelter in Singapore
Published on 18/10/2022
» Frangipani plants and coconut trees front the three-story villa on Sentosa Island where Myanmar tycoon Tay Za stays when he’s in Singapore. It’s one of two houses his family owns in a development overlooking the South China Sea known as a playground for the wealthy. A short drive away is the Marina Bay Sands casino, where he would often show up carrying a duffel bag stuffed with cash. On a sunny day in June, a yellow Ferrari F8 Spider and a Mercedes were parked outside one of the villas.
Chinese investors courted
News, Published on 06/07/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invited the Chinese to scale up their investment in Thailand, saying the country's strategic location perfectly positions it as a hub for regional logistics.
Govt awaits written apology
News, Published on 06/07/2022
» Myanmar will send a written apology to Thailand over the incursion by a MiG-29 fighter jet into Thai airspace in Tak's Phop Phra district on June 30, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said yesterday.