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Thailand readies for its close-up
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 09/05/2022
» While the leisure tourism market continued to fluctuate the past four months, another segment stole the limelight based on consistent demand.
The sweet smell of success
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 25/04/2022
» Though Thailand faces gloomy economic prospects with a surge in inflation, higher energy prices and persistent Covid outbreaks, a performance by Thai rapper Danupha "Milli" Khanatheerakul at the Coachella Festival in California that was capped by her eating khao nieo mamuang (mango sticky rice) on stage went viral on social media, reigniting buzz over the influence of soft power.
Netflix tools up in SE Asia as Disney+ arrives
Reuters, Published on 17/08/2020
» SINGAPORE: US streaming giant Netflix is ramping up its mobile-only subscription plans in Southeast Asia and expanding local content, senior executives told Reuters, just as arch-rival Disney arrives in the fast-growing market.
Foreign film producers knocking for perks
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 06/07/2019
» The tax rebate for filming in Thailand is growing in popularity as various foreign-led productions line up for the incentives.
Trade war puts Chinese tourists off US
Published on 15/05/2019
» Chinese tourists are shunning the United States amid the trade war and opting for more welcoming destinations in Europe, according to Jane Sun, chief executive officer of Asia’s largest online travel platform Ctrip.
'Love in Cambodia' film to promote tourism in China
Published on 03/09/2018
» The shooting of a film on Cambodia that aims to promote the country to tourists and investors abroad, particularly from China, has begun.
The Nutty Director
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 17/08/2015
» Different editions of Koh-Kae bags are displayed in wooden frames on a shelf in the fifth-floor executive cubicle. Colourful peanut cans are arranged neatly underneath the glass tabletop next to a small side table bearing an old-fashioned lamp.
Screen test in Cambodia
Asia focus, Published on 19/01/2015
» Hor Pengly likes to spend his leisure time watching movies. About twice a month, the 30-year-old Phnom Penh resident likes to visit a cinema on the weekend with his girlfriend to take in a new movie.
Jets and helicopters a winning combo for charter
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 17/05/2012
» While its sole Gulfstream jet has been in the skies for barely a few months, an ambitious expansion is on the radar screen of Advance Aviation Jet Co (AA), Thailand's first premium helicopter and private jet chartering firm.