Leisure activities in Asean

Day tripping Penyengat Island & the egg white mosque (video & gallery)

By Vanya Vetto on February 27, 2016

“It’s only an eight-minute ferry ride over to the island,” says a friendly Malay Singaporean,…

By Digital Editor on February 24, 2016

Now that the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is finally in existence and we are united…

By Laura Snook on February 6, 2016

Polo and pachyderms are perhaps not the most obvious of pairings, but elephant polo –…

By David Swartzentruber on February 2, 2016

As part of its plan to see half of sales occur in overseas markets by…

By Niti Nitirat on January 16, 2016

A 96-year-old teacher who rejected offers of Bt 100 billion (about US$ 2.75 billion) to…

By John Le Fevre on November 5, 2015

The idea seems simple enough. Gather a small group of social-media savvy journalists from across…

By Digital Editor on September 6, 2015

Chefs the world over are renowned for adding a little extra pizazz to their cooking…

By John Le Fevre on September 3, 2015

Vietnamese nationals around the world yesterday celebrated their 70th National Day anniversary commencing with an…

By David Swartzentruber on August 28, 2015

On December 31 the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are…

By Sandra Ani on August 11, 2015

While Thailand garners the majority of news reports about violent crimes against foreigners locals in…

By Sandra Ani on August 7, 2015

In a much needed boost for its tourism industry, Thailand Tourism Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul has…

An amendment to Thailand’s Alcohol Control Act threatens to stymie Bangkok’s reputation as an international…