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Hong Kong tourism sector pleads with government to reopen border with China
Published on 29/07/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's battered tourism sector has urged the government to reopen its border with mainland China as soon as possible or at least extend the lifespan of Covid-19 vaccination centres, where more than 1,000 industry staff are working part-time.
Samui Plus programme teeters on brink
Published on 29/07/2021
» The Samui Plus scheme risks cancellation if infections double from the current rate, with the planned 7+7 island extension already postponed until the situation improves, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Online vaccination bookings quota for Bang Sue station quickly filled
Online Reporters, Published on 29/07/2021
» Online appointments for Covid-19 vaccination at Bang Sue station in August for people aged 18 or more were fully booked shortly after registration opened on Thursday.
Nearly half of shops at shopping mecca in Seoul emptied
Published on 29/07/2021
» SEOUL: Nearly half of the stores at Myeongdong, a tourist shopping mecca in downtown Seoul, have become empty amid absence of tourists for nearly 18 months.
Medical supplies donated by Switzerland arrive
Published on 29/07/2021
» Thailand has taken delivery of Covid-19 testing kits and ventilators donated by Switzerland.
Finance Ministry cuts 2021 GDP outlook to 1.3% growth
Published on 29/07/2021
» The Finance Ministry slashed its 2021 economic growth forecast on Thursday to 1.3% from a previously predicted 2.3% expansion, the third such revision this year, as the tourism-dependent country fights its biggest Covid-19 outbreak to date.
WORK IN STYLE WITH MARRIOTT BONVOY’S “SUMMER DREAMING” PROMOTION IN THAILAND
Published on 29/07/2021
» Swap your home office for a spacious room or suite with generous rates, free breakfast, bonus points, in-room dining credit and flexible booking conditions, all across the Kingdom
First double-dip recession since 1998 looms
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/07/2021
» Thailand will likely be the worst economic performer in Southeast Asia this year, with economists continuing to slash the country’s growth forecast amid surging Covid-19 infections, mounting political tensions and fading hopes for a tourism revival.
8.2 magnitude earthquake off Alaskan peninsula, tsunami warning
AFP, Published on 29/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: An 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula late on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, prompting a tsunami warning.
Sydney police call for military to enforce lockdown
AFP, Published on 29/07/2021
» SYDNEY: Police in Australia's largest city have requested military help to enforce a coronavirus lockdown as infections in Sydney reached a new record on Thursday.