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.
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.
BP sells 20% stake in Oman gas development to Thailand’s PTTEP
Oil major BP Plc agreed on Monday to sell a 20% stake in Oman’s Block 61 to Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production for $2.6 billion.
BP sells Oman stake to Thai firm in $25bn divestment drive
BP will sell a stake in an Omani gas block to Thailand’s national energy firm for $2.6bn, part of a push to divest billions of dollars of assets and focus more on renewable energy. PTT Exploration and …
Myanmar coup is an early test of Joe Biden as US tries to counter Chinese model in Asia
A key part of US’ strategy to counter China’s rise is to rally democracies in Asia. But under Trump, democracy advocates in Malaysia & Thailand have lost ground.