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Japan plans stricter terms for visas to foreign entrepreneurs
Reuters, Published on 26/08/2025
» TOKYO — Japan plans tougher requirements for visas to foreign entrepreneurs, with a six-fold increase in minimum capital to ¥30 million (US$204,000) and full-time employment of at least one person in the country, a ministerial document showed on Tuesday.
Sena Development maintains B10bn annual transfer target
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 26/08/2025
» SET-listed developer Sena Development is maintaining its annual transfer target of 10 billion baht, despite recording only 22% of the target in the first half, as it is still confident in seeing an uptick in transfers in the latter half of the year.
Amid tourism surge, 92 Japan municipalities mull accommodation tax
Published on 25/08/2025
» Ninety-two municipal governments across Japan have considered introducing lodging taxes at hotels and traditional Japanese ryokan inns, results from a recent Kyodo News survey showed.
Hong Kongers undeterred by Japan's plan to tackle overtourism through taxes
Published on 25/08/2025
» Hong Kongers' enthusiasm for travelling to Japan is expected to remain robust even as more municipalities in the country plan to impose lodging taxes to ease overtourism, according to industry leaders.
Sabalenka into US Open second round as Fritz, Shelton advance
AFP, Published on 25/08/2025
» NEW YORK - Aryna Sabalenka launched the defence of her US Open crown with a battling victory on Sunday as American men's hopes Taylor Fritz and Blake Shelton advanced safely.
Canny FM averted an earlier land grab
Oped, Published on 25/08/2025
» In early 2006, during the Thai prime minister's visit to Cambodia, Cambodia's PM Hun Sen casually said to his visiting counterpart, Thaksin Shinawatra, "Let's visit Preah Vihear temple together, as two friendly prime ministers.
House needs say on MoUs
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/08/2025
» The abrupt adjournment of the House of Representatives on Aug 21 is simply disgraceful. At stake was a motion of urgent national importance: the memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed with Cambodia in 2000 and 2001.
Gaza hunger invites global shame
Oped, Published on 25/08/2025
» Starvation is the slow, silent unmaking of the body. Deprived of basic sustenance, the body first burns through sugar stores in the liver. Then it melts muscle and fat, breaking down tissue to keep the brain and other vital organs alive.
Thai Airways to expand network, flight frequencies
Published on 24/08/2025
» SHANGHAI: Thai Airways International (THAI) looks set to expand its route network and increase flight frequencies to strengthen its regional network and reduce its reliance on particular markets.
It will blow over
Postbag, Published on 24/08/2025
» Re: "Thailand's costly political storms", (Opinion, Aug 22).