Thailand on Friday reported 586 new coronavirus cases, taking its total infections to 22,644. No new deaths were reported, the country’s COVID-19 taskforce said at a briefing. Thailand has recorded 79 …
BLACKPINK’s YouTube concert ‘The Show’ most watched in US, Thailand and Philippines
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s first livestream concert “The Show” on YouTube last Jan. 31 drew fans from different countries and the Philippines was well represented. According to YG Entertainment, …
Thai Operator to Reopen Hotels as Worst of Pandemic Seen Over
Centara Hotels & Resorts, owned by one of Thailand’s richest families, is preparing to reopen properties shuttered in the wake of a new wave of coronavirus outbreak, betting wider global vaccine …
The best festivals in Thailand
Chiang Mai Flower Festival, Loi Krathong Candlelit Basket Festival, Songkran Water Festival and Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival are Thailand’s top festivals.
Top activities to try in Thailand
The best time to visit Thailand is from November to March. At this time of year temperatures are balmy and the country is at its driest – perfect weather for visiting Thailand’s rice paddies, iconic …
COVID-19: Thailand spends RM2.7 mln per day on mass testing in Samut Sakhon
BANGKOK, Feb 4 – Thailand spends about 20 million baht (RM2.7 million) per day to test about 10,000 people daily in Samut Sakhon province, in a bid to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission. Deputy …
First Thailand, now Myanmar: Asia protesters borrow from ‘Hunger Games’
Wearing face masks and red ribbons on their blue protective gowns, the group of Yangon medics raised three-finger salutes in a gesture of support for Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi …
How The Pandemic Has Upended The Lives Of Thailand’s Sex Workers
Many of them left rural areas to earn their living in the sex trade — and send money home to help their families. COVID-19 restrictions have changed all that.
Thailand’s top resort island is hatching a plan to bring back vaccinated tourists by October – and it doesn’t involve a quarantine on arrival
Phuket, Thailand’s largest island and a major tourism hub, plans to vaccinate 70% of its residents by September 1.
Vietnam tops ASEAN in Optimism Index amid COVID-19
Vietnam scored 62.4 points compared to 53.8 in Malaysia, 52.7 in Singapore, 52 in Thailand, and 49.6 in Indonesia.