Stay-home orders in the Philippines didn’t work for lower-class people who rely on short term jobs for family income. They went out in 2020 despite the pandemic and despite the rules. Eventually tens …
Thai Crypto Exchange Bitkub Gets Notice to Improve Services
Bitkub, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Thailand, has temporarily suspended its services on the desktop platform on Tuesday after receiving a notice from the country’s financial regulator to fi …
TAT keeps Thailand top-of-mind in long-haul markets
Europe, Africa, Middle East and Americas Regions as well as respective overseas offices in these markets are keeping Thailand …
Unhappy ending: Bangkok’s biggest massage parlour brothel Poseidon is set to become a hotel after Covid-19 obliterated its business
The 11-storey ‘Poseidon’ massage parlour in Thailand’s capital with hundreds of luxury themed rooms is set to become a three-star hotel after the business was hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
The path to poverty in Thailand
Thailand has had an interesting journey to its current ranking of sixth in the world, and first in Asia, in income inequality, as cited by the World Population Review. The country has historically …
Thai banking giants hit with double-digit profit drop last year
Two of Thailand’s financial giants – LH Financial Group (LHFG) and Tisco Financial Group (Tisco) – saw their net profits fall sharply last year amid the Covid-19 crisis.
Woman jailed for record 43 YEARS in Thailand for insulting the monarchy
A former civil servant, in her sixties, has been given a record prison sentence of 43 years after admitting to having defamed the monarchy in Thailand.
Woman is jailed for a record 43 YEARS in Thailand for insulting the monarchy by posting audio clips deemed critical of the royal family
A former civil servant has been given a record prison sentence of 43 years after being found guilty of having defamed the monarchy in Thailand.
‘I gave up a long time ago’: Australian stranded for nearly a year in Thailand
A Melbourne man stranded in Thailand claims he has been abandoned by the Australian government after it cancelled his ticket for a flight home and cut him off from further financial support.
India’s Olympic medallist Sindhu cruises into second round in Thailand
The Rio Olympics silver medallist was sheer class as she pummelled Thailand’s world number 12 Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-17, 21-13 …