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Thai economy forecast to take B30bn hit from quake
Published on 01/04/2025
» Two leading research centres expect the recent earthquake to result in economic losses of 20-30 billion baht in Thailand over the coming months.
Upheaval leads to slower bookings, cancellation queries
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 01/04/2025
» Friday's earthquake has struck the Thai tourism industry, leading to slow bookings for the upcoming Songkran holiday, while airlines have started receiving inquiries for refunds and cancellations.
Stranded astronauts finally back on Earth
Published on 19/03/2025
» NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule with a soft splashdown off the coast of Florida, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long stay on the International Space Station.
Bangkok goes dark for the planet : A one-hour stand against climate change
Published on 11/03/2025
» Bangkok will join millions worldwide in a symbolic stand against climate change during Earth Hour 2025, with Governor Chadchart Sittipunt calling on residents to switch off non-essential lights and appliances for 60 minutes.
Airfares in Thailand likely to remain pricey
Published on 07/03/2025
» Airfares are expected to remain high this year based on rising operating costs and supply chain disruptions, similar to last year when higher fares drove the revenue of major airlines operating in Thailand.
Japan’s ANA to buy at least 77 jets
Published on 25/02/2025
» ANA, Japan’s largest airline, will spend $14.5 billion to buy 77 aircraft from Boeing, Airbus and Embraer in a rare simultaneous deal with the world’s top three commercial planemakers.
New Zealand monitors Chinese live-fire drills
Published on 22/02/2025
» New Zealand said the Chinese navy conducted a live-fire exercise in international waters near the Pacific nation on Saturday, a day after it held a similar drill between Australia and New Zealand that forced airlines to divert flights.
Phuket looks to woo Azerbaijanis
Published on 14/02/2025
» The governor of Phuket has welcomed the ambassador of Azerbaijan to the southern island to strengthen relations and promote tourism.
Lets hope Trump takes sensible Greenland path
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 06/02/2025
» The Strait of Malacca is strategically important. It's the shortest shipping route between the Far East and the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. It handles a quarter of all internationally traded goods, and if anybody tried to block it there would be a war.
Six feared dead as medical jet crashes in Philadelphia
Published on 01/02/2025
» PHILADELPHIA - A small medical plane carrying six people crashed near a shopping centre in northeast Philadelphia on Friday night, apparently leaving no survivors and sending a large fireball into the air that engulfed vehicles and homes in flames, authorities said.