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Political hiatus looms over economy
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 02/07/2025
» The Constitutional Court is expected to take 1-3 months to hand down the final verdict on the fate of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra after the court suspended her from the post over a leaked recording of a phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.
Minister to allow farming of water monitors, bird nests
Post Reporters, Published on 05/11/2024
» Natural Resources and Environment Minister Chalermchai Sri-on plans to legalise the commercial farming of Asian water monitors and swiflets, whose nests are used for bird-nest soup.
Bid to get Chiang Mai back on climbing map
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 19/06/2024
» Chiang Mai tourism operators want to showcase the province's mountainous charms to capture a rock climbing market that boasts 44.5 million enthusiasts worldwide, while urging the government to support the activity and sport in many provinces as it offers great potential to help expand the tourism sector.
OMAN CELEBRATES ITS 52ND NATIONAL DAY
Published on 18/11/2022
» The Sultanate of Oman marks today the 52nd National Day of the Renaissance, the 18th of November Anniversary.
Travel agents push trips to Malaysia
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 21/07/2022
» The Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA) wants to spur more outbound trips to Malaysia through the exchange of tourist flow to support the recovery trajectory following the border's reopening.
China sees domestic tourism boom as Covid-19 fears ease
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/05/2021
» HONG KONG: People in China are flocking to sites across the country in large numbers as the authorities look to boost the domestic tourism industry in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Building safe travel bubbles
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 09/11/2020
» People will be eagerly following the expected launch of the world's first travel bubble later this month, which will enable people who test negative for Covid-19 to travel between Hong Kong and Singapore on designated flights without having to go through quarantine.
In the eye of the beholder
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 11/05/2020
» Many museums across China remain shuttered, having closed their doors early this year to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. However, a number are now adopting technologies such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), animation and games to enable people to engage in digital cultural experiences without leaving their homes.
Ramayana weaves a trail across South and Southeast Asia
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 10/02/2020
» When Bala Venketeswara Rao Sankuratri, a researcher from Sri Lanka, proposed that about a dozen countries join together to issue a "Ramayana visa" for travellers, he found instant support in a hall packed with devotees of the Sanskrit epic and its regional variants.
SCG innovates as roof market caves in
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 14/05/2019
» SCG Cement-Building Materials projects Thailand's roof market in 2019 to shrink by 2-3% from 20 billion baht in 2018, attributing the shift to consumers in metropolitan areas preferring single detached houses and townhouses over high-rise condominiums.