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In rural Canadian town, new risk of measles deepens vaccine tensions
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» AYLMER — In the Canadian town of Aylmer, where Mennonites in traditional dress walk down the main street alongside secular locals, bitter divisions over vaccine scepticism that arose during the coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic have intensified with the reemergence of measles.
Indonesian shoemakers fear Trump tariffs despite lower levy
AFP, Published on 16/07/2025
» BANDUNG — At a leather boot shop in the Indonesian city of Bandung, workers handle an order from Texas but owner Etnawati Melani says she fears such business will dwindle when Donald Trump's tariffs hit exports.
China to speed up bullet-train connectivity with neighbours
Published on 11/07/2025
» China will further enhance connectivity with other countries by expanding its high-speed railway network, a senior politician has pledged.
Search for missing cockfighters begins at Philippine lake
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» MANILA — Search teams arrived Thursday at a lake south of the Philippine capital Manila to look for dozens of cockfighters allegedly murdered by rogue police, the Department of Justice said.
‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ nabs $148 million to top box office
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/07/2025
» NEW YORK — Jurassic World Rebirth, the latest instalment in the Universal Pictures dinosaur franchise, scored the top spot in theatres over the five-day Fourth of July holiday, grossing US$147.8 million in the United States and Canada despite middling reviews from critics.
Thailand foreign visitors down 4.6%
Reuters, Published on 01/07/2025
» Thailand's foreign tourist arrivals from January 1 to June 29 fell 4.56% from the same period a year earlier, the Tourism and Sports Ministry said on Tuesday.
Thailand records 4.24% drop in foreign visitors
Reuters, Published on 24/06/2025
» Thailand's foreign tourist arrivals from Jan 1 to June 22 fell 4.24% compared to the same period a year earlier, the Tourism and Sports Ministry said on Tuesday.
Vietnam approves extension of VAT cut
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2025
» HANOI - Vietnam's National Assembly, the country's lawmaking body, on Tuesday passed a resolution to extend a cut in the value-added tax (VAT) rate until the end of next year, state media reported.
Creative destruction
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/06/2025
» Salinee Hanvareevongsilp's family moved home for a job opportunity when she was five and the land was subsequently developed into Siam Square in 1965. Still, it remained her favourite haunt. She frequented three movie theatres in the area -- Siam, Scala and Lido. In Matthayom 3, she protested against Japanese goods on Rama I Road.
King Power cites economic doldrums while closing storefronts in 3 Thai airports
Online Reporters, Published on 13/06/2025
» Airports of Thailand (AOT) shares fell 7.8% on Friday following an announcement by Thai duty-free retailer King Power that it intends to shutter its stores in Phuket, Chiang Mai and Hat Yai airports, pointing to the steadily declining economy and heightened rental fees.