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Rediscovering Culinary Roots with the Luxury Group by Marriott International
Published on 27/06/2025
» Singapore, Following the success of last year’s inaugural campaign, the Luxury Group by Marriott International announces the return of the Luxury Dining Series, a multi-city regional gastronomic journey taking place from July to September across Asia Pacific. This year’s line-up of luxury hotels includes The St. Regis Osaka, JW Marriott Jeju Resort & Spa, JW Marriott Bengaluru Prestige Golfshire Resort & Spa, The Ritz-Carlton, Perth, The St. Regis Singapore, The St. Regis Jakarta, and The Ritz-Carlton, Bangkok. Each property will offer carefully curated culinary experiences prepared by Marriott International’s talented culinary and mixology professionals from across the world. Marriott Bonvoy members will also have the opportunity to bid on these exceptional dining events using their Marriott Bonvoy Moments loyalty points.
MoVida Bangkok brings Spanish flair to Ekkamai
Published on 16/06/2025
» Melbourne’s iconic modern tapas restaurant MoVida has arrived in Bangkok, opening its latest outpost in the lively Ekkamai district. Founded by Chef Frank Camorra, MoVida blends Spanish culinary traditions with Bangkok’s culture of shared dining.
Agents of change
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 21/05/2025
» Awash with saturated colour and steeped in Brazil's history of authoritarianism, Kleber Mendoça Filho's The Secret Agent has emerged as a serious contender for the Palme d'Or. A former film critic, programmer and now a leading voice in Brazilian cinema, Mendoça Filho's fourth feature -- and his third in Cannes Competition -- is a political thriller, a tribute to disappeared dissidents, and a deft ode to the way memory is passed through time and technology.
Pakistan says India planning strike as tensions soar over Kashmir attack
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's information minister said early Wednesday that Islamabad had "credible intelligence" that India was planning an imminent military strike and he vowed a "decisive response", as worries of spiralling conflict grew over a deadly attack in Kashmir.
India gives army 'operational freedom' to respond to Kashmir attack
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given India's military "operational freedom" to respond to a deadly attack in Kashmir last week, a senior government source told AFP Tuesday, after New Delhi blamed it on arch-rival Pakistan.
Cambodia eyes more China help as Xi visits amid US tariff standoff
Published on 17/04/2025
» Cambodia is betting on more financial support from China, including for infrastructure, as President Xi Jinping visits the country on Thursday at the end of a three-nation trip in Southeast Asia, a Cambodian government spokesman said.
The White Lotus is already driving a travel boom in Thailand
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/01/2025
» The first two seasons of The White Lotus did not just put the spotlight on Hawaii and Sicily, they transformed the local Four Seasons outposts into pop culture icons and cemented the destinations more broadly as bastions of luxury travel. Now, it is Thailand's turn. Ahead of the Home Box Office (HBO) show's Season 3 premiere on Feb 16, Thai tourism authorities, hoteliers and travel agents are readying for a surge in visitors.
Thailand says no evidence of bank deals linked to Myanmar arms
Published on 30/12/2024
» Thai authorities said they found no evidence to support United Nations claims that some banks in the country helped Myanmar’s junta buy military supplies in 2023.
Army says no tensions with UWSA on border
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/11/2024
» The army has dismissed media reports about tensions over a standoff between Thai military forces and United Wa State Army (UWSA) fighters in Mae Hong Son's Pai district.
Pakistan militant attack kills 10 police
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2024
» DERA ISMAIL KHAN - At least 10 Pakistani frontier police were killed in a militant attack on an outpost near the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan, police sources said.