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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.
Surging Thai gold exports to Cambodia spark probe demand
Published on 15/09/2025
» An unusual surge in Thai gold exports to neighboring Cambodia has triggered calls for an investigation. The shipments are seen as one factor fuelling a rally in the baht, which threatens to undermine the nation’s exports and tourism.
Surging Thai gold exports to Cambodia spark demand for probe
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/09/2025
» An unusual surge in Thai gold exports to neighbouring Cambodia has triggered calls for an investigation. The shipments are seen as one factor fuelling a rally in the baht, which threatens to undermine the nation’s exports and tourism.
'Rare earth' and the risk of Mekong havoc
News, Published on 13/09/2025
» Satellite imagery cited by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) in a recent statement, together with findings from the US-based think tank Stimson Center released in July, confirms the alarming reality: a massive concentration of rare earth mining sites is emerging across Southeast Asia, particularly in Myanmar and Laos.
Nuengrutai to lead Thai bid for SEA Games gold
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 10/09/2025
» The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has appointed Nuengrutai Srathongvian, a former Thailand international, as the new head coach of the national women's team.
Act now as Suu Kyi is gravely ill
Oped, Published on 10/09/2025
» Just days ago, Kim Aris, the youngest son of 80-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi, told The Independent that his mother -- Myanmar's imprisoned democracy leader and Nobel Peace Laureate -- is gravely ill with worsening heart disease.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: Aug 22-28
Guru, Published on 22/08/2025
» Guru By Bangkok's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Sustaining healthcare in volatile times
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 18/08/2025
» Health care is pivotal for human well-being. Yet in today's precarious world, it is pressured by diminishing resources, demographic variables, warfare and violence, and environmental degradation. Sustaining health care thus requires insightful planning and implementation, no less for Thailand and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) regions.
Pollution control centre could tend to rivers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/08/2025
» Conservationists are demanding the government establish a pollution control centre in Chiang Rai province to tackle arsenic contamination in the Kok and Mekong rivers.
Charting Thailand's refugee path
Oped, Published on 15/08/2025
» In the mid-1970s, conflict and upheaval across this region forced millions of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to flee their homes in fear. Amidst this chaos, Thailand became a sanctuary for these refugees, offering safety and hope to those displaced.