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Japanese cities scramble to lure Thai tourists
Kyodo News, Published on 13/03/2015
» As the number of travellers from Southeast Asian nations to Japan grows due partly to relaxed visa requirements, local Japanese governments are stepping up their efforts to draw Thai tourists by holding promotional events in Bangkok.
Small town relies on Manga detective to lure tourists
Kyodo News, Published on 18/03/2015
» TOTTORI, JAPAN — Can a young boy playing the role of a detective lure more tourists from overseas to a small western Japan prefecture?
North Korean defectors nabbed at border
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/11/2015
» Thai immigration police have arrested seven North Korean defectors on the Mekong River in Nong Khai for entering the country illegally on Tuesday night.
Suspect accused of massaging truth for profit
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/12/2015
» A 25-year-old job broker accused of swindling money from more than 40 women with promises of well-paid jobs at massage spas overseas has been arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport.
US Secretary of State due in Bangkok
Kyodo News, Published on 02/08/2017
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia from Saturday through Aug 9 for talks with his counterparts in the region as North Korea has escalated tensions by test-launching two intercontinental ballistic missiles last month, the State Department said Tuesday.
RCEP leaders hold first-ever summit
News, Kyodo News, Published on 15/11/2017
» MANILA: Leaders from 16 countries including China, India and Thailand began their first-ever summit yesterday to discuss an East Asian free trade deal that has been seen as a China-led rival to the Trans-Pacific Partnership that Japan has been trying to rejuvenate since the US withdrew earlier this year.
Milestones
News, Published on 14/01/2018
» Ordered: By His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, a five-week festival celebrating the lives and work of late Kings Bhumibol and Chulalongkorn. Visitors are encouraged to wear traditional and 19th-century clothing and fashions. The historical festival will open on Feb 8 at the Royal Plaza.
Bitcoin use on Bali probed
Published on 19/01/2018
» KUTA, Indonesia: Authorities are investigating the use of bitcoin on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, amid warnings by the central bank about the risks posed by virtual currencies.
Man held for cheating job-seekers online
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 20/01/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A young man is in custody after job-seekers were duped into paying brokerage fees online in exchange for well-paid jobs as fruit pickers in South Korea.