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Tourism in the doldrums
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 12/05/2025
» The tourism industry posted underwhelming results for the first four months this year as the international market contracted by 0.2% year-on-year.
Australian PM basks in win, vows 'orderly' government
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a "disciplined, orderly" government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil.
Thawing permafrost dots Siberia with rash of mounds
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» CHURAPCHA, Russia - In the vast white expanse around Churapcha in eastern Siberia, the ever more rapid thaw of the permafrost is changing the landscape, cracking up houses and releasing greenhouse gases.
Subsidised flights pitched to revive Chinese visits
Published on 24/04/2025
» Thailand is no longer one of Chinese tourists’ top five preferred destinations, a new study has shown, prompting industry executives to propose using subsidised flights to reverse the decline.
Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand keep sinking
Published on 22/04/2025
» Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand continue to nosedive, posting a low for 2025 of 5,833 arrivals on April 16, down from an average of 15,000 to 20,000.
Philippines, US launch joint combat drills in 'full battle test'
Published on 21/04/2025
» MANILA - More than 14,000 Filipino and American soldiers kicked off annual military exercises on Monday for a "full battle test" between the two defence treaty allies in the face of regional security concerns, including tensions in the South China Sea.
Trump tariffs hammer global stocks, dollar and oil
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» NEW YORK - Stock markets and the dollar tumbled Thursday after President Donald Trump's latest worldwide tariff salvo fanned a trade war that many fear will spark recession and ramp up inflation.
Flawless Park joins Yoo at top in Phuket
Sports, Published on 16/03/2025
» Phuket: Two-time KLPGA winner Park Bok-Yeom delivered a flawless six-under-par 66 to seize a share of the lead alongside fellow South Korean Yoo Hyun-Jo after the third round of the US$800,000 Blue Canyon Ladies Championship 2025 at Blue Canyon Country Club yesterday.
Thai women shine
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/03/2025
» Re: "Redefining success, inspiring change", "Bringing hostages home", & "Mental resilience", (BP, March 10).
Making the case for foreign aid
Oped, Published on 07/03/2025
» Foreign aid is being slashed across the Global North, nowhere more so than in the United States. Within his first month back in the White House, President Donald Trump dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and froze foreign aid, calling it wasteful and fraudulent. The United Kingdom recently followed suit, trading off its international-aid budget for higher defence spending.