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Myanmar builders arrested for illegal contracting on Koh Phangan
Published on 13/10/2025
» SURAT THANI - Nine Myanmar workers have been arrested for illegally contracting to build houses for an Israeli businessman on Koh Phangan.
Hope for more rate cuts buoy Asian shares
Business, Published on 20/09/2025
» RECAP: Asian shares were headed for weekly gains on Friday on hopes of further interest rate cuts around the world, though the Nikkei retreated from record highs after the Bank of Japan said it would start to offload some of its massive equity fund holdings.
Vietnam overtakes Thailand as top travel destination for Chinese tourists
Published on 16/09/2025
» This summer, Hu Jia and her family opted to skip Thailand’s iconic beaches and ornate temples, a short flight from her home in Sichuan province. Instead, she booked a two-week trip to Vietnam amid growing Chinese concerns over Thailand’s safety.
South Korea sends plane to fetch detained workers from US
AFP, Published on 10/09/2025
» SEOUL — A chartered plane left Seoul for the United States Wednesday to repatriate hundreds of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid, flag carrier Korean Air told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Student arrivals to US continue to plummet, with Asia hit especially hard
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/08/2025
» HONG KONG — Visitors to the United States arriving on student visas plunged in July, falling year-on-year for a fourth straight month.
Online Safety Act is a bad joke
Life, James Hein, Published on 13/08/2025
» The UK now has their Online Safety Act (OSA) and Australia is blindly following in their footsteps. In the UK it didn't take very long for the tech aware under-18s to bypass all the rules and regain access to adult content. Think about it, if China can't completely block everything do you think the UK had any chance? There were some creative solutions but the most common was a simple Virtual Private Network (VPN). In related news, some VPN companies reported a 1,400% increase in sign-ups since the OSA came into force.
Trump hurting global trade in ideas
Oped, Published on 04/08/2025
» Much attention has been focused on Thailand's scramble to achieve a bilateral trade agreement with the United States to avoid a 36% tariff on all exported goods. Yet a different restrictive trade policy has received comparatively less scrutiny -- the Trump administration's clampdown on American universities, including a possible ban on the enrolment of international students.
Border briefly opens for ailing Cambodian seeking emergency treatment
News, Online Reporters, Published on 24/06/2025
» Thai authorities at Ban Laem checkpoint in Chanthaburi province opened the closed border with Cambodia early Tuesday morning to allow a 78-year-old Cambodian to enter Thailand for emergency medical treatment.
US to screen social media of foreign students
AFP, Published on 19/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Foreigners seeking to study in the United States will be required to make public their social media profiles to allow screening for anti-American content under new State Department guidelines released Wednesday.
Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to travel ban, memo says
Published on 16/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters.