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Laos keen to cash in on ecotourism
News, Mongkol Bangprapa in Laos, Published on 03/02/2025
» Khammouane province in Central Laos is being highlighted as new attraction in the neighbouring country. It has invited tourists and investors from Thailand to explore its natural landscapes and business opportunities.
Amnesty urged for illegals in South Korea
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/03/2024
» The Labour Ministry has urged the South Korean government to offer an amnesty to 150,000 illegal Thai workers and legalise their work status, Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said yesterday.
Activists tout harm reduction initiatives
News, Anucha Charoenpo in Melbourne, Published on 01/05/2023
» The Thai Drug Users' Network (TDN) has introduced a harm reduction programme called "Mobile Methadone Therapy for Drug Users" to international audiences at the International Conference 2023 (HR23) in Melbourne, Australia.
Reforms 'can't end' with legalised cannabis
News, Anucha Charoenpo in Melbourne, Published on 18/04/2023
» MELBOURNE: Former New Zealand prime minister and current member of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty, Helen Clark, has praised Thailand for decriminalising cannabis, but has also called on the country to end capital punishment, especially for those convicted of drug offences.
South Korea's Indo-Pacific policy
News, Suh Jeon-in, Published on 13/12/2022
» President Yoon Suk-yeol announced the Republic of Korea's Strategy for a Free, Peaceful, and Prosperous Indo-Pacific Region (hereafter Indo-Pacific Strategy), and Korea-Asean Solidarity Initiative (KASI) at the Asean-Korea Summit held in November in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His core message at the summit was simple: Korea aims to upgrade and elevate its partnership with Asean to the next level. In response, Asean leaders welcomed President Yoon's initiative. The significance of Korea's recent diplomatic move should be analysed in diverse aspects.
Where 'little ghosts' work almost unseen
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/07/2022
» Thai workers are expected to travel in droves to South Korea which is welcoming back foreign workers without quarantine requirements.
Thai, Korean govts affirm strategic ties
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/12/2021
» Thailand and South Korea on Monday agreed to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation and pursue further talks to elevate their strategic partnership, according to Defence Ministry spokesman Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich.
South Korea backs Thai-led Mekong strategy
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/12/2019
» South Korea is urging Thailand to spearhead the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (Acmecs) for sustainable water management, after President Moon Jae-in met with Asean leaders last month in Busan under Thailand's year-long chairmanship.
Rebuilding Korea's burnt bridges
News, Published on 07/10/2019
» This year represents a significant year for the development of Asean-South Korea relations under South Korean President Moon Jae-in's New Southern Policy, especially with the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of dialogue relations between the two. Thailand is also the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) chairman this year.
Facebook opens way to nightmare
News, Editorial, Published on 12/05/2019
» A palpable frisson of exultation and a sense of impending victory could be felt among those to the left of the political spectrum on Facebook last week when the social media titan, in all of Mark Zuckerberg's wisdom at the grand old age of 34, decided to ban certain accounts deemed as "dangerous".