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Operators exasperated by police scams
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 27/01/2023
» Tourism operators have expressed frustration over repeated scandals involving Thai police after they were accused of extorting a Taiwanese actress during her trip to the country.
Trouble in Tachileik stymies border trade
News, Published on 21/02/2021
» CHIANG RAI: Protests against the Myanmar military takeover in the border town of Tachileik have left many people stranded and stalled trade in farm products.
Border trade briefly resumes in Kanchanaburi
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 03/02/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Trade between Thailand and Myanmar resumed in Kanchanaburi province on Wednesday after Thai authorities temporarily eased Covid-19 restrictions.
Myanmar coup means huge losses
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 02/02/2021
» Thailand is estimated to forego about 50 million baht a day from inconvenient transportation of goods and strict security checks by Myanmar's military administration.
Tourism minister to seek reprieve for overstayers
News, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 19/03/2020
» The Tourism Ministry will seek a reprieve for some 500,000 tourists who will end up overstaying their visa now that countries in Europe have started sealing their borders to deal with Covid-19.
IEAT schedules kick off for SEZs in Songkhla, Sa Kaeo
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/02/2020
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) expects to begin operations of two special economic zones (SEZs) in Songkhla and Sa Kaeo by 2020.
Sadao checkpoint to open 24 hrs
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 20/01/2019
» Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to extend the operating hours of the Sadao-Bukit Kayu Hitam Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Checkpoints to 24 hours for a three-month trial period, starting from April 1 this year, to reduce congestion at the border.
Facial recognition touted as 'user friendly' system for airports
AFP, Published on 08/09/2018
» DULLES, United States: As facial recognition technology use generates intense scrutiny, a new system unveiled at Washington's Dulles airport is being touted as a "user friendly" way to help ease congestion for air travelers.
Peninsula in peril
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/09/2017
» The sense that the Korean War is still being fought doesn't really kick in until you take a ride to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that divides the Korean Peninsula in half. Barbed wire, fortified outposts and soldiers with guns are sure to get your attention in what former US president Bill Clinton once called "the scariest place on earth".
Home at Last
Asia focus, Pattarapong Chatpattarasill, Published on 03/04/2017
» After years living as nomads fleeing one of the longest-running armed conflicts in the world, Karen refugees are settling into new homes in the community of Lay Kay Kaw in Myawaddy district near the border with Thailand in southeastern Myanmar. The resettlement programme is being undertaken with help from the Nippon Foundation of Japan. While lasting peace in the region remains elusive, the cooperation of the Karen National Union to ensure residents' safety is a testament to the foundation's ability to win hearts and minds after decades working in the country.