Laos announces full country reopening, Thai-Lao border checkpoints to be reopened, effective Monday
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Laos has announced the country's reopening to fully vaccinated foreign tourists without any mandatory testing requirements, effective on Monday, May 9th.
According to Laotiantimes, the new measures were set up after the number of...
Japan provides vaccination equipment to assist Thailand’s COVID-19 response and immunization programme
BANGKOK, March 2022 – The Government of Japan, under the ‘Last One Mile Support’ initiative, and in collaboration with UNICEF, is providing high-quality equipment for vaccine storage and transport, worth some 25 million baht (approximately USD 750,000),...
Business operators in Songkhla ready to welcome Malaysian travelers after its government agrees to...
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The Songkhla private sector in the Sadao District was planning to welcome Malaysian tourists following the Malaysian government's approval of the Thai-Malaysian border reopening, effective on April 1st.
Dr. Sitthiphong Sitthiphatprapha, advisor to the...
Thailand’s Tourism Authority aims to attract 10 million foreign tourists in 2022, with India...
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) aims to attract 10 million foreign tourists, mostly from ASEAN countries, in 2022 to revive global and domestic tourism industries.
Tourists from ASEAN countries have now become the...
U.S. Secretary of State cancels his visit to Thailand this week
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The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok yesterday, December 15th, has released a statement from State Department Spokesperson Ned Price regarding the cancellation of Secretary Blinken’s visit to Thailand this week.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony...
Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in prison at...
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The Myanmar Court has ruled to sentence the country's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison in an initial verdict today, December 6th, on charges of incitement and violating...
A look at Christmas Celebrations Across Asia
Today, courtesy of our friends at Balcony Media Group, a look at Christmas Celebrations across Asia.
Banyan Tree Samui
Nestled into a lush hillside with views overlooking the Gulf of Thailand, Banyan Tree Samui kicks off...
sCOPe launches extensive Tobacco Harm Reduction online library
The newest global collaboration of Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) consumer groups, sCOPe, has launched a comprehensive library of online panel discussions and presentations.
sCOPe includes leading THR associations CASAA (Consumer Advocates for Smoke-Free Alternatives Association) in the United States, ARDT Iberoamerica in...
First international tourist flight lands in Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island under Covid-19 vaccine passport...
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Vietjet’s flight VJ3749 with 204 tourists departing from South Korea’s Incheon International Airport today officially arrived at Vietnam’s famous tourism island of Phu Quoc. These are the first international tourists visiting the country under...
Three Thai Startups qualified by Japanese government agency ‘JICA’ to globally support local innovative...
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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a government agency that assists economic and social growth in developing countries, has launched the “JICA NINJA Accelerator” project to support local startups and domestic economic growth...
