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Passport to prosperity
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 17/03/2021
» May I see your vaccine passport? You will be asked to demonstrate proof of shots everywhere -- be it airports, shops or events -- until the coronavirus outbreak is kept at bay. If you leaf through history, you will find their predecessors. In the past, travellers carried international certificates of vaccination to show at the port of entry when they visited yellow fever risk areas such as Africa and Latin America.
Bilateral talks over illegal migrants
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/12/2020
» The government is reviewing its guidelines over migrant workers in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak at a seafood market in Samut Sakhon.
Scholars weigh in on US senators' call for democracy
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/12/2020
» Foreign affairs experts have weighed in after US senators proposed a draft resolution calling for Thailand to uphold democracy, human rights and the rule of law following the use of violence against pro-democracy demonstrators.
Brotherly ties endure
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/10/2020
» The Chinese had touched down in Siam before the Ayutthaya era, but it was not until the second half of the nineteenth century, in 1861, that they arrived in unprecedented numbers when a passenger steamship port in Swatow offered a direct route to Bangkok.
New sea, land links to boost relations
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 08/02/2020
» Thailand and India should leverage their new land link to strengthen ties when the 1,360-kilometre trilateral highway is completed next year, former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said. The highway will run from Mae Sot on Thailand's western border through Myanmar to India's northeastern border town of Moreh.
Paying respects to sailors, a century later
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/01/2020
» There are many ways to pay homage to departed souls. Yet one that stood the test of time took place late last month at Soosan Farang (Cemetery for Westerners), formally known as the Bangkok Protestant Cemetery on Charoen Krung Road.
Don backs Rohingya repatriation
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 29/09/2019
» Asean supports the repatriation of displaced Rohingya, says Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, speaking as the Asean chair.
Prayut pledges to back SDGs
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/09/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has promised UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that Thailand will support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Prayut touts Thailand's growth trend
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/09/2019
» On the sidelines of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed confidence Thailand will become a high-income nation in 17 years.
Peace pact aims for smoother waters
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 09/09/2019
» The Asean-China Ministerial Meeting culminated last month with the early completion of the Single Draft Negotiating Text of the Code of Conduct (CoC) for the South China Sea. The peace pact has been hailed as a beacon of hope for the long-troubled sea, with a bounty of oil and gas, a fishing ground, and a shipping route.