Tue, May 17, 2022
Published: May 16, 2022
The 15th edition of the World Forestry Congress, the world’s largest gathering on forests, ended with delegates signing a joint declaration calling on enhanced cooperation across the world.
Asean countries have agreed to mutually recognise Covid-19 vaccination certificates to facilitate seamless and safe cross-border travel, says the Malaysian Health Ministry.
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan travelled to Vietnam to cheer on Thai athletes competing in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games on Monday.
Check out what’s hot in the region on May 16 as The Nation puts together headlines from members of Asia News Network (ANN). Click to read more:
Saudi Arabia agreed to sell fertiliser to Thailand to help ease the shortages caused by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) chairman Sanan Angubolkol said on Monday.
Economic tsar and former deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak listed six points of concern for Thailand while speaking at the “Livelihoods: A key to drive Thailand” event on Sunday.
Tourism in Phuket and Surat Thani's Samui Island is now bustling after Thailand reopened the country to foreign travellers on May 1, Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on Monday.
E-commerce platform Lazada’s parent company, Alibaba Group, has promised that the Tiktok incident, which hurt Thai sentiments, will not happen again and the company would find ways to resolve this issue.
Chiang Mai is attempting to woo tourists from May 27 to 29 with an attractive lighting display at seven temples, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) said.
An elderly German tourist who went missing on Phuket a week ago has been found safe, according to local reports.
As the sun rose over another day on the outskirts of the Indian capital of New Delhi, construction worker Yogendra Tundre squatted beside a tap for a shower before heading to work.
The last group of some 100 travellers left Similan Islands on Sunday before the Andaman archipelago is closed for five months for the monsoon season.
Thailand has been advised to consider quarantining travellers from South Africa and Portugal after recent reports show that the more infectious BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants are fast spreading there.
South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday that the country will spare no effort to help North Korea, as the isolated nation battles a Covid-19 outbreak, and reiterated he will remain open for.
A gunman opened fire in a Southern California church during a lunch banquet on Sunday, killing one person and wounding five others, before churchgoers detained the suspect and hog-tied his legs with an electrical cord, authorities said.
Five leading candidates revealed their master plans for developing the capital in “The final lap of Bangkok governor election" debate at Siam Paragon on Sunday. The debate was organised by Nation Group.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe said on Saturday that he will gradually turn around the difficult situation faced by the population and ensure that people can feed themselves three times a day.
Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence has issued a new Defence White Paper – the third such plan since 2000 – as it continues to defend itself against US accusations of a Chinese military presence at Ream Naval Base in the Gulf of Thailand.
The Japanese and British governments are moving towards joint development of a successor to the F-2 fighter jet of Japan’s Air Self-Defence Force (ASDF).
Residents of Bangkok and upper Thailand have been warned of possible flash floods and run-offs due to heavy rain this week. The severe weather will spread South from Tuesday, according to authorities.
Public Health Ministry reported on Monday (May 16) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 5,238 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, two of whom have arrived in Thailand from abroad.
Pep Guardiola says his players will give ‘the game of their lives’ against Aston Villa and is urging the City fans to do the same.
Published: May 15, 2022
A TikTok clip that was supposed to be funny and encourage shoppers to buy clothes on Lazada backfired and resulted in many netizens boycotting the shopping platform instead.
The Election Commission (EC) has banned the release of any opinion poll results until after votes are cast for Bangkok governor and councillors on May 22.
