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Visa-free influx proves to be mixed blessing
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/02/2024
» Thailand is experiencing an influx of foreign visitors as the government's visa-free policy for tourists from countries including China has given the industry a much-needed boost.
Plight of 'little ghosts' in South Korea
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 29/09/2019
» It has been a year since a Thai labour minister met his Korean counterpart to solve the problem of "little ghost" illegal migrant workers in South Korea.
Fluctuating fortunes hit Thai Airways
Spectrum, Suchat Sritama, Published on 27/05/2018
» Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) is now in a final reform phase that looks set to hit turbulence as it goes from red ink to profit.
Integration of the nations?
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 03/07/2016
» Following the shock Brexit decision, Asean members have been left to ponder the relevance of regional integration.
Singapore's foreign maids exploited by agents, employers
Published on 27/05/2015
» SINGAPORE — The promise of a salary five times what she could make at home prompted Nabila to leave Indonesia and her family for a job as a domestic worker in Singapore.
Publish and be damned
Spectrum, Justin Heifetz, Published on 06/10/2013
» A dozen daily print periodicals hit the streets running after government reforms in the media _ and while it's become a futile battle to post gains, journalists struggling for breath in the saturated market persevere for new-found freedoms. On shoestring budgets in leaky offices, media owners are converting old residential apartments into newsrooms.