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Thailand allows visitors back to Maya Bay
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2022
» PHI PHI LEH, Thailand: Thailand has reopened Maya Bay, a white sand beach made famous by the 2000 film "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, more than three years after closing it to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of thousands of visitors each day.
Beijing seals off its Olympic 'bubble'
AFP, Published on 04/01/2022
» BEIJING: Beijing sealed up its Winter Olympic "bubble" on Tuesday, preparing the Games venues, transport and staff for the world's most strictly-controlled mass sporting event since the global pandemic began.
Hong Kong activist Chow convicted for second Tiananmen 'incitement'
AFP, Published on 04/01/2022
» HONG KONG - Jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Chow Hang-tung was found guilty on Tuesday of inciting residents to commemorate the Tiananmen crackdown, her second conviction over a chapter of China's past that is now being scrubbed in the finance hub.
HK activist behind Tiananmen vigil convicted for inciting illegal assembly
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2022
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court found a 36-year-old barrister guilty on Tuesday of inciting an unauthorised assembly for an annual vigil to commemorate those who died in China's 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.
Provincial rail projects receive priority
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/01/2022
» The government has vowed to ramp up infrastructure projects in various regions this year to drive social and economic development throughout the country.
Use of EVs in commercial setting vital
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/01/2022
» The government is being urged to promote commercial electric vehicles (EVs), especially in mass transit and the transport of goods, as part of its efforts to grow the EV ecosystem amid growing concerns over carbon dioxide emissions and PM2.5 ultra-fine dust.