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Vietnam overtakes Thailand as top travel destination for Chinese tourists
Published on 16/09/2025
» This summer, Hu Jia and her family opted to skip Thailand’s iconic beaches and ornate temples, a short flight from her home in Sichuan province. Instead, she booked a two-week trip to Vietnam amid growing Chinese concerns over Thailand’s safety.
Iran oil-filled tankers build up off Malaysia as sanctions mount
Published on 27/03/2025
» Close to a dozen US-sanctioned tankers are idling off Malaysia with Iranian crude, with some having been stationed in the oil-transfer hub for more than a month — a possible sign of slowing logistics for the sensitive trade to China.
Malaysians urged to postpone trips to flooded southern Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 29/11/2024
» Malaysia has urged its citizens to avoid travelling to southern Thailand as the border region battles floods and downpours that have killed at least two people.
Kunlavut through to Olympic badminton semi-final
Published on 03/08/2024
» PARIS - Kunlavut “View” Vitidsarn is Thailand’s last remaining Olympic medal hope in badminton, after upsetting world number one Shi Yuqi of China 21-12, 21-10 in their men’s singles quarter-final match on Friday.
New regulatory licence for social media platforms in Malaysia to fight cybercrime
Published on 28/07/2024
» SINGAPORE - Malaysia will require social media services to apply for a licence if they have more than 8 million users in the country from Aug 1, in an attempt to combat increasing cyber offences, said the government.
Why Malaysia recognises Hamas and what it means for US ties
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/11/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia unexpectedly jumped into the fraught politics of the Israel-Hamas war when Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowed to maintain ties with Hamas even if his government were to come under outside pressure. Anwar has become one of the most vocal leaders in publicly criticising Israel, calling its military operations in Gaza the "height of barbarism".
Taiwan says beauty queen barred from waving flag in Malaysia
AFP, Published on 14/09/2022
» Taipei accused China on Wednesday of pressuring organisers of a Malaysian trade event into barring a Taiwanese beauty queen waving the island's flag on stage.
Vietnam erupts in celebration as SEA Games hosts win football gold
Published on 23/05/2022
» HANOI: Thousands of people waving flags poured into the streets of Vietnam's capital Hanoi and other cities after the SEA Games hosts beat fierce rivals Thailand 1-0 in the men's football final on Sunday.
Time to accept we can't beat Covid-19
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 08/07/2021
» If the government does not wish to see a collapse of society, it must rethink its Covid-19 strategy. First, it must admit that the Covid-19 outbreak is not controllable after the outbreak has changed from the cluster level (individual based) to the community level (activity based).
Three yachts dock in Phuket at 'reopening'
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 28/11/2020
» PHUKET: Three yachts flying foreign flags arrived in Por Bay yesterday, the first day of a limited reopening in the tourist island.