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Thailand to re-open to vaccinated tourists from November
BANGKOK: Thailand plans to fully re-open to vaccinated tourists from countries deemed low risk from November 1, the country’s leader said Monday, citing the urgent need to save the kingdom’s ailing economy. Before the pandemic, Thailand attracted nearly 40 million visitors
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Afghan minister wants good relations, needs more time on girls’ education
DOHA: Afghanistan’s foreign minister appealed to the world for good relations on Monday but avoided making firm commitments on girls’ education despite international demands to allow all Afghan children to go back to school. Almost two months after the former Western-backed
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Indonesian museum made from plastic bottles, bags highlights marine crisis
GRESIK: Environmentalists in Indonesia keen to send a message about the world’s worsening ocean plastics crisis have created a museum made entirely from plastics, to convince people to rethink their habits and say no to single-use bags and bottles. The outdoor
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Taiwan: Malaysia’s help needed to ease global chip shortage
TAIPEI: Malaysia’s help is needed to resolve the global shortage of auto semiconductors, especially when it comes to packaging, a sector affected by the country’s COVID-19 curbs, Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said. Taiwan, as a major chip producer, has been
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Singapore detects more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for second day on Sept 29
SINGAPORE: Singapore detected more than 2,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 infection for the second day on Sept 29, with eight fatalities.Of a total of 2,268 new cases, the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said 1,810 were cases reported in the
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VP Harris and Indian Prime Minister Modi meet as U.S. eyes Asia
WASHINGTON: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and stressed the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region at a time when the United States is trying to solidify its pivot toward Asia
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Thai monks bring grocery store to the poor as pandemic hits incomes
BANGKOK: A group of Thai monks and volunteers wearing protective clothing carefully navigate the bumpy roads of a Bangkok suburb in a golf cart, towing a trailer loaded with fresh vegetables. “Groceries are here! Groceries are here!” a monk announces through
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Malaysia’s Top Glove quarterly earnings plunge 48 pct on slower sales
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Top Glove Corp Bhd posted on Friday a 48% drop in its fourth-quarter earnings as the steady rollout of vaccines worldwide pulled down the demand for gloves. The world’s largest medical glove maker recorded a net profit of
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N.Korea tests first ‘strategic’ cruise missile with possible nuclear capability
SEOUL: North Korea carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, state media said on Monday, seen by analysts as possibly the country’s first such weapon with a nuclear capability. The missiles are “a strategic weapon
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Singapore to allow Boeing 737 MAX to return to service
Singapore’s aviation regulator said on Monday it would approve the return to service of the Boeing Co 737 MAX more than two years after the plane was grounded, becoming the latest country in the Asia Pacific region to do so.
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