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Japan population down for 13th straight year
Kyodo News, Published on 12/04/2024
» KYODO - Japan's population fell 595,000 from a year earlier to total 124,352,000 as of Oct 1, declining for the 13th consecutive year, government data showed Friday.
Rescue calls for boat stranded near Thailand holding 200 Rohingya refugees
Published on 20/12/2022
» Southeast Asian politicians called Tuesday for the rescue of a boat carrying as many as 200 Rohingya refugees including women and children stranded at sea for several weeks.
Red-zone shopping hours cut further
Published on 24/04/2021
» Operating hours of shopping malls, supermarkets and convenience stores will be shortened further in 18 high-risk provinces in order to reduce the spread of Covid-19, the Thai Retailers Association (TRA) said on Saturday.
Tier-two cities urged for Asean airlines
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 03/04/2018
» The Transport Ministry will propose airlines in Asean countries operate direct flights to secondary cities in Thailand to cope with travel industry growth.
Rise of violent Buddhist rhetoric in Asia defies stereotypes
AFP, Published on 12/03/2018
» HONG KONG - Buddhism may be touted in the West as an inherently peaceful philosophy, but a surge in violent rhetoric from small but increasingly influential groups of hardline monks in parts of Asia is upending the religion's tolerant image.
Regional firms say Asean will remain focus of their investment
Business, Published on 17/11/2017
» Large companies say Asean will be a stronghold of their business for decades, serving as a key region for investment and revenue generation.
Love Andaman charts new Myanmar route
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 07/07/2017
» Love Andaman Co, a tourist boat operator in the Andaman Sea, is expanding its fleet and charting new routes into Myanmar to meet booming demand.
Prayut urges cross-border transport at IMTGT summit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/05/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has recommended setting up a cross-border transportation network to boost the regional economy, trade and cooperation among member countries, at a regional summit in the Philippines.
Myanmar, Thailand push 'one destination'
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/02/2017
» Bagan: Thailand and Myanmar have vowed to stimulate tourism and raise the number of visitors between the neighbouring nations to 1.5 million by 2020 as part of the "two countries, one destination" cooperative scheme.
Thailand, Myanmar moot maritime tourism on Andaman coast
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 22/01/2017
» PHUKET - Thai provinces on the Andaman Coast are keen to expand maritime tourism to Myanmar as part of regional efforts to draw more tourists to the two countries.