Thai alcoholic beverages sellers on Thursday submitted a petition to parliament against a ban on the online sale of alcohol, saying it hurt small businesses.
UPDATE 1-Thai central bank to allow gold trading in dollars soon
Thailand’s central bank will allow gold trading in U.S. dollars soon but it will not be mandatory, an assistant governor said on Thursday, as it tries to curb the impact of the precious metal on a …
Thailand Tourism Body Pushes for Open Borders With Some Nations
The Thai tourism agency is pursuing a plan to allow foreigners from countries with low coronavirus infection risks to visit the Southeast Asian nation without a mandatory quarantine in a bid to rescue …
A Chef’s Childhood in Iran Shaped His Cooking in the Pandemic
Mr. Sadr is ethnically Gilaki, one of three major ethnicities in Northern Iran, and he cooks Gilaki food, which he learned to do in 2015, when his family’s longtime cook in Iran came to visit …
Turkey Says EU Should Remain Unbiased in Dispute With Greece
EU leaders will address the issue at a summit on Sept. 24-25, as Greece has called for sanctions on Ankara. Addressing the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee via videoconference, Cavusoglu …
In ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ Vietnam Is Just Another Backdrop for American Pain
In ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ Vietnam Is Just Another Backdrop for American Pain In ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ Vietnam Is Just Another … Spike Lee’s recent Netflix Vietnam War film Da 5 Bloods is deliberately and …
CORRECTED-Vietnam considers introducing equities short-selling
Short-selling allows traders to borrow a company’s stock with a view to selling it so they can hopefully buy it back later at a lower price and pocket the difference. The Southeast Asian nation first …
Philippines Presidential Spokesman Links Pardon of U.S. Marine to Vaccine Access
“His decision didn’t surprise me. Why? Because I know he is upholding the higher national interest”, Harry Roque said in a regular news briefing when asked to give his “personal take” on the president …
Japan’s Suga: Will have to call for sales tax hike in future
Japan will need to increase its sales taxes in future as the population declines, the front-runner to become the next prime minister said on Thursday.
Teenage cricketers killed by lightning in Bangladesh
Every year several people lose their lives due to lightning during the monsoon season in Bangladesh between April and October. This year the death toll due to lightning in Bangladesh rose to at least …