Thailand: Healing Is the New Luxury
LONDON — At the annual World Travel Market 2025 (WTM 2025) in London’s ExCeL centre, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) introduced its latest global communication campaign, “Healing is the New Luxury”, signalling a strategic shift in how the kingdom … Continue reading Thailand: Healing Is the New Luxury
The New Rare Earth Rush in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK / KUALA LUMPUR — Beneath Southeast Asia’s ancient rainforest-clad hills, where river systems sustain millions and extraordinary biodiversity endures, lies a treasure of value to modern superpowers: rare-earth elements (REEs). Minerals like neodymium, dysprosium and yttrium power everything from … Continue reading The New Rare Earth Rush in Southeast Asia
Trump Brokers Fragile Thai-Cambodia Border Deal
KUALA LUMPUR — President Donald Trump presided over the signing of a long-delayed peace accord between Thailand and Cambodia in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, hailing it as “a monumental step for Southeast Asia.” The agreement, formally named the Kuala Lumpur … Continue reading Trump Brokers Fragile Thai-Cambodia Border Deal
700 Foreigners Flee Myanmar Cybercrime Crackdown
BANGKOK — Nearly 700 foreign nationals have fled Myanmar into Thailand after a military operation targeted KK Park, a Chinese-backed enclave notorious for large-scale cybercrime and human trafficking, Thai authorities announced. The Thai army reported detaining 677 individuals—618 men and … Continue reading 700 Foreigners Flee Myanmar Cybercrime Crackdown
Queen Sirikit of Thailand Dies at 93
BANGKOK — Queen Sirikit, the mother of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and one of the nation’s most enduring royal figures, died peacefully at age 93 on Friday evening in a Bangkok hospital, the Royal Household Bureau announced. The palace said … Continue reading Queen Sirikit of Thailand Dies at 93