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Overcrowded Venice introduces first entry charge for tourists
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2024
» VENICE - Venice becomes the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for tourists in an effort to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the peak holiday season.
Malaysia holds trio accused of aiding Israeli ‘spy’
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities have arrested three people suspected of supplying firearms to a 36-year-old man carrying an Israeli passport, who was detained this week at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, police said on Saturday.
Michelin plans to invest 300 million euros in Thailand
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2024
» The government said on Friday French tyre maker Michelin planned to invest 300 million euros (11.63 billion baht) in Thailand over the next three years to increase production capacity.
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore hope to lure Chinese with visa-free travel
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2024
» SINGAPORE/BANGKOK - Chinese engineer and aviation enthusiast Wei Ming is exactly the kind of visitor the tourism authorities in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are looking for.
Caught up in war, Israel's migrants face tough choices
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2023
» MANILA/BANGKOK - Thousands of miles from home, Thai labourer Kamlue was on his way to harvest courgettes on an Israeli farm near the Gaza border on Oct 7 when the truck he was riding on came under heavy fire.
Millions vie for tickets to Taylor Swift's only stop in Southeast Asia
Reuters, Published on 07/07/2023
» SINGAPORE: After standing in line for 36 hours, Qayyum Lukman on Friday emerged triumphant from a kiosk where he had just scored tickets to see pop sensation Taylor Swift perform in Singapore, her only stop in Southeast Asia next year.
Thailand beats Q1 tourism target with 6.15 million arrivals
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2023
» Thailand beat its target for tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2023, recording 6.15 million visitors in the January to March 27 period, government spokesoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Wednesday.
Cambodian police raid alleged cybercrime trafficking compounds
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2022
» Cambodian authorities said raids are underway this week at suspected cybercrime compounds across the Southeast Asian country, uncovering evidence of human trafficking, illegal confinement and torture.
Hong Kong hopes to 'resolve' Covid flight-ban rule as cases ease
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong is looking to resolve a problem over a ban on airlines which bring in Covid-positive passengers as it eases travel curbs that have sealed off the city for two years, its leader said on Wednesday
Bali to welcome first international tourist flight amid cautious reopening
Reuters, Published on 03/02/2022
» DENPASAR: Indonesia's holiday island of Bali will welcome its first direct flight carrying foreign tourists for nearly two years on Thursday, but just a handful of visitors will be on board to enter strict quarantine on arrival.