By Reuters, published by The Straits Times Kuta, Indonesia – Bali’s tourism industry is hoping for an uptick in business after Covid-19 social restrictions were eased for the resort island on Monday (Sept. 13), with the government beginning to formulate plans to allow foreign travel to resume. The country’s once thriving holiday hotspot has been
Read moreDay: September 14, 2021
Veterans hospital badly hit by protests and clashes at Din Daeng intersection
THE Veterans General Hospital which is close to Din Daeng intersection and Royal Thai Army Band Department where protests have been taking place for weeks now said it has been severely affected by these rallies and clashes with doctors unable to get to the hospital and ambulance having to be sent to pick them up,
Read moreAnalysis: Palang Pracharath Party’s new secretary general coming in from outside
By Out-Crowd THE POST OF SECRETARY GENERAL of the Palang Pracharath Party, the largest coalition partner supposedly bound to continually lend solid support for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, might probably be occupied by the likes of an outsider named Chatchai Promlert only if the current one, namely Thammanat Prompow, happened to quit or be deposed
Read moreJapan warns citizens of possible suicide bombings in Thailand, other SE Asian countries
THE Japanese embassy in Thailand sent an email on Sunday September 12 alerting its citizens in here to beware of suicide bombings in crowded places such as restaurants, hotels, markets, tourist attractions and religious places, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Sept. 14). Japanese people in Thailand were told if such visits were unavoidable
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