Philippines: Fresh Support for Haiyan Recovery requested
Manila – ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh called on the international community to provide fresh support for the post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation needs of communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The call was made at a high level … Continue reading Philippines: Fresh Support for Haiyan Recovery requested
Myanmar Kicks Off ASEAN Day Celebrations
Nay Pyi Taw – ASEAN must continue on its platform of peace, stability and prosperity for the region, as this has proven to be effective in bringing development to the region according to Myanmar President U Thein Sein. “Looking back … Continue reading Myanmar Kicks Off ASEAN Day Celebrations
HotelQuickly booking app raises another US$ 4.5m
Hong Kong – Last minute booking app, HotelQuickly, has raised US$4.5 million in a Series A-1 financing led by GREE, Inc., a global mobile social company with businesses that include social gaming, social media, advertising, licensing and merchandising, and venture … Continue reading HotelQuickly booking app raises another US$ 4.5m
ASEAN: Laos moves to rejust import taxes
Vientiane – The Lao government is moving to abolish reference prices used to calculate import tax aiming to integrate with the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, according to state-run daily Vientiane Times, Tuesday. The move is also one of the … Continue reading ASEAN: Laos moves to rejust import taxes
U.S. president’s envoy visits Vietnam, TPP discussed
Hanoi – Evan Medeiros, special assistant to U.S. President Barack Obama, paid a visit to Vietnam and talked with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh over various issues including TPP here on Monday. During the meeting, the … Continue reading U.S. president’s envoy visits Vietnam, TPP discussed
New social travel site Spottly: Travel story with pictures
Hong Kong – A social travel site in Asia has lofty aims of being the largest user generated travel platform in Asia. With competitors like TripAdvisor, GoGoBot, Trippy and WAYN, of which at least TripAdvisor is very active in this … Continue reading New social travel site Spottly: Travel story with pictures
“Thainess” and “Happiness” core themes of Tourism Plan 2015
Bangkok – Taking full advantage of the return to peace and order in the kingdom, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has laid out a marketing plan targeting an estimated 1.4 trillion Baht in revenue from foreign tourists and 800 … Continue reading “Thainess” and “Happiness” core themes of Tourism Plan 2015
Thai military stages coup to end prolonged political conflict
Bangkok – The Thai military on Thursday staged a coup d’etat to overthrow an elected government and parliament and abolish the constitution following months of an unresolved political conflict. Under the name of the National Peacekeeping Council, the military seized power … Continue reading Thai military stages coup to end prolonged political conflict
1st ASEAN-Korean Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting
Jakarta – The First Meeting of the ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) was held today at the ASEAN Secretariat. The Meeting reviewed the progress of ASEAN-ROK cooperation in the past one year, particularly the progress of implementation of the … Continue reading 1st ASEAN-Korean Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting
Thai Army Chief declares Martial Law
Bangkok – Thai army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha declared martial rule today at 03.00 a.m. effective throughout the country. According to the chief is was imposed to keep opposing sides of society from clashing with each other or triggering civil war. However, no curfew … Continue reading Thai Army Chief declares Martial Law