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Thai LNG hub ambitions need caution
Oped, Published on 25/06/2025
» Despite local and global headwinds, Thailand's energy demand, driven by economic activities, continues to grow. Such seemingly insatiable energy demand has been met primarily via natural gas, which, according to Thailand's Electricity Generation Authority (EGAT), is used to generate 60.85% of Thailand's electricity.
Airlines weigh Middle East cancellations after US strikes in Iran strand travellers
Published on 23/06/2025
» Commercial airlines around the world on Monday were weighing how long to suspend Middle East flights after the United States struck Iran.
Crypto Tap-to-Pay Revolutionises Travel in 2025
Published on 02/04/2025
» Travel has always been exciting, but managing money while exploring different countries used to be a major headache. Converting BTC to USD before trips and then USD back to local currencies was once complicated and time-consuming.
Phuket tourism operators fret over climate change
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 12/10/2024
» Phuket tourism operators are worried about the impact of climate change, resulting in severe weather and flooding in Thailand as well as tourist source markets.
North Korea to welcome first tourists in 4 years
Published on 12/01/2024
» North Korea is preparing to allow the first group of tourists to visit the country since it shut its borders at the start of the pandemic in 2020, in a sign of opening that could be followed by a football match against Japan’s national women’s team.
Stranded Thais one flight from home
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 04/12/2023
» A government aircraft with 83 Thais and one Malaysian national aboard, all previously stranded in Myanmar's Laukkaing, is scheduled to land in Thailand today.
83 Thais stranded in Myanmar's Laukkaing to return Monday
Online Reporters, Published on 03/12/2023
» Another group of 83 Thais previously stranded in Laukkaing, Myanmar are set to be flown home on a commercial flight from China on Monday morning, the Foreign Ministry said, citing a report from the Thai embassy in Yangon.
New shifts in Thai Middle East policy
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/11/2023
» The past five weeks have been a hellish time for the new Srettha government, with 39 Thai workers killed and many others injured and kidnapped in the Israel-Hamas war. Despite Thais being categorised as "innocent", "unarmed", and "non-lethal", they have suffered the highest casualties among foreigners in Israel.
Bhumjaithai to pitch bill shielding hajj pilgrims
Post Reporters, Published on 23/07/2023
» The Bhumjaithai Party's working panel on the deep South will ask the party to sponsor a bill to avoid Thai pilgrims performing hajj from being stranded abroad due to irregularities at home.
Sudan war summit urges calm, UN reports mass grave in Darfur
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» CAIRO - A summit of African leaders from war-torn Sudan's neighbours Thursday urged an end to the fighting, as UN experts reported a mass grave had been discovered in the country's Darfur region.