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Sharks, tourists jostle for space in Maya Bay
Reuters, Published on 28/03/2023
» KRABI: On any given day in Thailand's Maya Bay, up to 40 blacktip reef sharks cruise in the cyan shallows while about 4,000 tourists visit its white-sand beach flanked by towering cliffs.
Supply-Chain Problems Show Signs of Easing
Business, Published on 23/11/2021
» Global supply-chain woes are beginning to recede, but shipping, manufacturing and retail executives say that they don't expect a return to more-normal operations until next year and that cargo will continue to be delayed if Covid-19 outbreaks disrupt key distribution hubs.
Safety protocol enhanced at Centara hotels, resorts
Business, Published on 30/09/2021
» Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya has reopened with an enhanced safety protocol -- all vaccinated operations staff must now carry out regular Covid-19 self-testing.
Warning: Merge ahead
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 20/09/2021
» Investors in some key Thai business sectors are turning a blind eye to the Covid adversity and sombre economic atmosphere.
Pandemic reveals bitter truth of income gap
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 02/06/2021
» While local residents are feeling anxious over long-awaited vaccinations that the government has promised to roll out from next week, contrasting scenes have been seen in recent weeks as wealthy people have chosen not to wait but fly across the world to the US to get Covid-19 vaccines.
Staying alive on freshly deserted Koh Lanta
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 24/10/2020
» When the pandemic put the global economy in crisis, the ripple effect carried as far as Koh Lanta, an island in Krabi province.
First group of Chinese visitors arrive
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/10/2020
» The first group of Chinese visitors since the Covid-19 outbreak forced the closure of Thailand's borders in March arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport from Shanghai on Tuesday, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Hotels cut costs to ride liquidity crunch
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 25/08/2020
» Hoteliers keep on implementing cost reduction strategies to deal with the liquidity crunch, hoping local demand can improve upon disastrous earnings in the second quarter.
Singapore’s staycations can’t fill $20bn tourism gap
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/07/2020
» In Indonesia, locals can soon fly from Jakarta to the beaches of Bali for a domestic vacation. Tokyo residents can escape the pandemic stress with a hike up Mount Fuji, and New Yorkers can head to the Hamptons on Long Island.
At Chiva-Som resort, healthy optimism amid disappointment
Business, William Hicks, Published on 18/04/2020
» 2020 was supposed to be a breakout year for Chiva-Som resort and its second-generation chairman, Krip Rojanastien.