Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ASEAN’s Post-Marawi Islamic State Challenge On Monday, the Philippine military confirmed that it had killed two top commanders from the Islamic State (IS or ISIS) in […]
Facebook denies PM-Zuckerberg meeting Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s hopes of meeting Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg look to have hit the rocks as a Facebook spokesman said no such plans are on the drawing […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Child sex abuse rising with Internet use in Southeast Asia Rising internet use in Southeast Asia is fuelling the spread of material that is abusive and […]
Thailand’s Sept tourist arrivals up 5.75 pct y/y – ministry International tourist arrivals in Thailand rose 5.75 percent in September from a year earlier, led by visitors from East Asia, the government said on Tuesday. […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean Open Skies implementation remains slow — IDEAS Although the Asean Single Aviation Market, or better known as Asean Open Skies agreement, has been fully ratified […]
UTCC sees welfare cards pusing Q4 growth to 4 4% The Economic and Business Forecasting Center of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce has found the government’s welfare card program is boosting circulation […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 First Steps Taken to Improve Natural Disaster Preparedness Senior policy makers from across the Asia-Pacific have taken the first steps in improving the regions preparedness to […]
Tight Security For Second Dress Rehearsal For King Bhumibol (photo special) The second dress rehearsal for the royal funeral of Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej was held today, October 15, in near perfect weather conditions […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 China’s Cooling Economy is a Warning for ASEAN The S&P downgrade last month was just the latest sign of lingering concerns about Beijing’s economy. — The […]
Foreign visitors up 5.6%, led by Chinese Thailand welcomed 26.9 million foreign tourists from Jan 1 to Oct 11 and generated tourism revenue of 1.37 trillion baht, up 5.6% and 7.6% respectively compared with the […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by John Le Fevre @photo_journ Commentary: The hard truth is that Rohingya refugees are not going home The harrowing scenes of human suffering on the Myanmar–Bangladesh border have provoked […]
Rehearsals For Thai King Bhumibol’s Funeral Begin (HD Video) The royal funeral for Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej won’t be held for another couple of weeks, but with work on the royal crematorium nearing completion […]