ASEAN Helicopter Safety Team to improve civil operations
Singapore – With Asia poised to be the fastest growing helicopter market in the coming years, key industry players from the ASEAN Helicopter Safety Team (AHEST) held the inaugural steering committee meeting this month to initiate actions to improve safety … Continue reading ASEAN Helicopter Safety Team to improve civil operations
Mount Sinabung erupts, triggering massive evacuation
Jakarta – Powerful burst of hot ash erupted from one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, Mount Sinabung in Karo district of North Sumatra, on Sunday evening, triggering massive evacuation, official disclosed here. The eruption occurred only months after the … Continue reading Mount Sinabung erupts, triggering massive evacuation
Cambodia signs 143 mln USD aid deal with Japan
Phnom Penh – Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, on Sunday evening for a three-day official visit and will sign to provide more than 143 million U.S. dollars to Cambodia.Kishida was greeted by Cambodian … Continue reading Cambodia signs 143 mln USD aid deal with Japan
94 percent of travelers bring gadgets on vacation
New York – No matter where Americans travel this summer, their gadgets will be in tow. According to a national Consumer Reports survey, 94 percent of adult travelers bring electronic devices with them on vacation. CR’s new Gadgets to Go … Continue reading 94 percent of travelers bring gadgets on vacation
MasterCard Thailand Shopping Paradise starts July 1
Bangkok – In their eighth year of collaboration, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and MasterCard introduce the MasterCard Thailand Shopping Paradise, a partnership with 17 offline and online retailers in Thailand to provide exclusive privileges to shoppers from 1 … Continue reading MasterCard Thailand Shopping Paradise starts July 1
Phukets hotel and tourism businesses remain robust
Phuket / Bangkok – Business for Phuket’s tourist industry remains robust with passenger arrivals to the island having surged 26 per cent and hotel occupancy rates reaching more than 80 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according … Continue reading Phukets hotel and tourism businesses remain robust
Samui and Phuket amongst Top 10 Islands in Asia 2014
Taipei/Bangkok – Thailand’s popular beach resort islands of Samui and Phuket have been ranked amongst the Best Top 10 Islands in Asia 2014 by the popular Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) website YAM.com.tw.The rankings were decided on the basis of more than … Continue reading Samui and Phuket amongst Top 10 Islands in Asia 2014
ASEAN Focuses on Food Security and Nutrition
Jakarta – The Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry of Malaysia, Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob and his delegation paid a courtesy call on Secretary-General of ASEAN, Le Luong Minh, at the ASEAN Secretariat yesterday.SG Minh conveyed his congratulations to Minister Yaakob … Continue reading ASEAN Focuses on Food Security and Nutrition
Thailand tackles the taxi fare issue
Bangkok – The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) announced that the taxi queues at Suvarnabhumi Airport are to be computerised in an effort to cut down on illicit control of cab operations.Under the new computerised system, the passenger … Continue reading Thailand tackles the taxi fare issue
Xi Jinping values good China-Malaysia ties
Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Malaysian Speaker of the House of Representatives Pandikar Amin Mulia on Tuesday, saying that China attaches great importance to its friendly relationship with Malaysia.“The Chinese government regards the development of China-Malaysia ties as … Continue reading Xi Jinping values good China-Malaysia ties