Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Thailand raises COVID-19 alert amid Omicron surge

Thailand Omicron

BANGKOK, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health on Thursday raised its COVID-19 alert level from three to four in response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in the country. The level-four warning refers to the closure of areas prone to cluster infections, reduction of inter-provincial travels and gatherings, Kiattiphum Wongrajit, … Read more

Omicron cases spike in Thailand during Christmas, New Year holidays

Omicron

BANGKOK, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health said on Tuesday that a total of 2,062 Omicron cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country. Supakit Sirilak, medical sciences director-general from the Ministry of Public Health, noted that omicron cases in the country had spiked up quickly from around 700 before the … Read more

Thailand down Vietnam 2-0 to take control of Suzuki Cup semi-final

Thailand

SINGAPORE: Chanathip Songkrasin scored twice as Thailand beat defending champions Vietnam 2-0 in the first leg of their AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final at the National Stadium in Singapore on Thursday. The Thai skipper capitalised on a defensive error to give the five-time winners the lead after 14 minutes. Nguyen Phong Hong Duy slipped as he … Read more

Spain to cut taxes for digital nomads

Spain to cut taxes for digital nomads

MADRID, The Spanish government adopted Friday measures to attract so-called digital nomads — remote tech workers who can do their job from anywhere with a good internet connection. A growing number of countries are seeking to lure digital nomads with easy visa conditions and tax breaks as they can help boost the local tech start-up scene. The Spanish measures, … Read more

Designed to excel: China, ASEAN seek cooperation in industrial design

China

NANNING: The 4th China-ASEAN Industrial Design and Innovation Forum was held in Liuzhou City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Wednesday, organizers said. The forum aimed to further promote industrial design innovation and exchange between China and countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and establish a cooperation platform for scientific and … Read more

Thailand confirms first case of Omicron variant

Thailand first case

BANGKOK, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — Thailand said Monday that the country has found its first case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 after confirming that a U.S. visitor arriving from Spain tested positive. The 35-year-old traveler, flying from Spain by transiting through Dubai, entered with a negative RT-PCR test, but on-arrival test returned a positive result … Read more

Thailand plans to boost tourism through Bitcoin holders

Thailand

RIYADH: The Tourism Authority of Thailand is working with the country’s regulators to make it easier and more convenient for visitors to spend cryptocurrency in the country, Bloomberg reported. Thailand is laying the groundwork for becoming a positive crypto community with the aim of attracting cryptocurrency holders and promoting tourism in it. The country is also hoping … Read more

Sino-Pakistan Institute of Electric Power unveiled

Sino-Pakistan

BEIJING: The online opening ceremony of Sino-Pakistan Silk Road Institute of Electric Power was held simultaneously at Zhengzhou Electric Power College (ZEPC), China and the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, Pakistan. This Institute of Electric Power aims at strengthening the communications and research in the electric power technology between ZEPC and UET, Lahore, … Read more

Olympic medallists Polii and Rahayu secure spot in Indonesia Open finals

Olympic

JAKARTA: Olympic badminton gold medallists Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu secured a spot in the Indonesia Open finals after defeating Thailand’s Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai in two straight sets on Saturday. The Indonesian women’s double beat the Thai pair 21-18, 21-14 in 58 minutes in the tournament held in the resort island Bali. They will … Read more

Asian Tour back on tee after 20 months — boosted by Norman’s millions

Asian Tour

BANGKOK: Golf’s Asian Tour returns after 20 months of pandemic inaction in Thailand this week, buoyed by a $200 million cash injection from Australian legend Greg Norman into 10 new lucrative tournaments from next year. When the $1 million Blue Canyon Championship tees off on Thursday on the idyllic Thai island of Phuket, it will … Read more

China’s slowdown raises questions for global economy

economy

WASHINGTON: The Chinese economy, weighed down by electricity shortages and a vast real estate crisis, has lost its lustre recently, to the point where economists are starting to question its impact on the global growth it has helped drive for more than 20 years. The difficulties of the real estate sector in China triggered by … Read more

FTA with Pakistan likely to be finalised by end of 2021: Thai envoy

ISLAMABAD: The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and Thailand is expected to be finalised by the end of the current year, a diplomat said. The process of dialogue between the two countries has been slowing down during the Covid-19 pandemic period, Ambassador of Thailand to Pakistan Chakkrid Krachaiwong said. The first idea for an … Read more

Which Asia-Pacific countries are re-opening to foreign visitors?

KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand’s re-opening to vaccinated foreign tourists marks a major easing of border controls for Asia, where governments have been far slower to roll back coronavirus travel curbs than in much of the West. Here is a look at which countries are opening up across the Asia-Pacific region and those staying sealed off from … Read more

Bangkok on alert as 70,000 homes flooded in Thailand

disaster

BANGKOK: Thai authorities on Tuesday rushed to protect parts of Bangkok from floodwaters that have already inundated 70,000 homes and killed six people in the country’s northern and central provinces. Tropical storm Dianmu has caused flooding in 30 provinces, with the kingdom’s central region the worst hit, the Thai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said. … Read more

iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max brings 120hz refresh rate, enhanced cameras

iPhone 13 Pro and Pro max brings 120hz refresh rate, enhanced cameras

iPhone 13 series has been launched. Just like the 12 series, the 13 series has similar models including iPhone 13 vanilla variants, 13 Mini, 13 Pro, and 13 Pro Max. The Pro models have pulled even further than their vanilla counterparts in terms of GPU, cameras. In the Pro models, Apple has introduced ProMotion for … Read more

Pakistan wins 3-2 against Thailand at Asian Volleyball Championship

Pakistan wins 3-2 against thailand at Asian Volleyball Championship

Pakistan started its journey at the Asian Volleyball Championship against 3-2 against Thailand. At the opening of the tournament taking place in Japan. The credit for the Paksiatn’s win goes to collective teamwork that helped them make several comebacks and win the game. Pakistan team had lost the first set at 22-25, despite a 10-7 … Read more

Thailand continues tourism reopening, despite a spike in Covid-19 cases

Thailand continues tourism reopening, despite a spike in Covid-19 cases

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has confirmed an additional extension to its reopening plans with the Phuket Sandbox 7+7 initiative. The new method will give fully-vaccinated overseas visitors even more opportunities to visit several Thai sites, restoring the ability to enjoy multicentre, island-hopping itineraries without the need for quarantine. However, the decision comes against … Read more

Thailand mulls easing curbs as Covid-19 situation improves

Thailand Opens its Resorts for International Tourists

BANGKOK: Thailand registered 18,501 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the fifth consecutive day of less than 20,000 infections, as the country mulls to ease some restrictions in Bangkok and some provinces. The new daily cases raised Thailand’s cumulative infections to 1,120,869. The death toll also rose by 229 to 10,314, according to the Center for … Read more

Binance warned by Central Bank for operating illegally in Netherlands

Binance

The Netherlands has imposed a ban on Binance. According to De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the company has failed to secure the necessary legal registration, making its services illegal in the country.

DNB said, “This means Binance is not in compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act and is illegally offering services for the exchange between virtual and fiduciary currencies and it is illegally offering custodian wallets”.

The central bank may take action against Binance. As of now the bank has not yet any details. A representative of De Nederlandsche Bank said.

In reply, Binance said that it aims to receive licensing approval from DNB “in due course.”

Binance has recently been the subject of intense regulatory investigation in the U.K., Italy, Japan, Canada, Poland, Thailand, the Cayman Islands, Malta, and other countries.

Changpeng Zhao, the company’s CEO, has even stated that he would be willing to resign if someone with a good compliance background was willing to take his place.

Zhao stated that hiring more workers with regulatory skills was his “top priority.”

[embedpost slug=”bank-of-korea-cbdc-will-be-tested-on-samsung-galaxy-phones”]

Read more

NCOC launches app to detect fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates

NCOC launches app to dectect fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) recently collaborated with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to launch the ‘Pak COVID-19 Vaccination Pass’ app which will verify the issued vaccination certificates to people after they are fully vaccinated. Its main purpose is to identify fake vaccination certificates. It will also help facilitate vaccinated individuals. … Read more

Protest against Thai PM over Covid mismanagement continues

Prayuth, Thai PM Won't Resign Despite Months Long Protests.

BANGKOK: Hundreds of protesters rally near the residence of Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday and clashed with police.  Hundreds of protesters threw paint at a line of riot police who confronted them as they tried to march on Prayuth’s home and police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse them. This … Read more

Thailand to begin human trials on Covid-19 nasal spray vaccines by year end

corona

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to start human trials on two Covid-19 vaccines via nasal spray by the end of this year after promising results of experiment in mice, a Thai official has said. The adenovirus vector-based and influenza virus vector-based Covid-19 vaccines were developed by Thailand’s National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, said Anan Jongkaewwattana, … Read more

Thailand prohibits “false messages” amid criticism of handling of coronavirus

Thailand

Thailand: Thailand prohibited the transmission of “false messages” that threaten security on Friday, prompting claims from media organizations that it is attempting to eliminate criticism of its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha warned this week that the proliferation of false news had become a serious issue that was generating societal uncertainty … Read more

IMF downgrades growth outlook for India 

IMF Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintained its 6 per cent global growth forecast for 2021, upgrading its outlook for the United States and other wealthy economies but cutting estimates for a number of developing countries struggling with surging Covid-19 pandemic. The Fund has cut this year’s economic growth forecast for some Asia countries including India, … Read more

Binance may go public in the US, according to its CEO

binance

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao claimed Binance U.S. was “looking at the IPO route” at an online event on Friday.

Soon, Binance U.S. may list shares on a U.S. exchange through an initial public offering.

Despite the exchange’s ongoing regulatory issues, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, indicated that an IPO for its US-based division is in the process.

Zhao revealed the intentions while speaking at Siam Commercial Bank of Thailand’s online event REDeFiNE Tomorrow.

Zhao said the company was working with US regulators and instituting “structures” to make the IPO aspirations a reality.

“Binance U.S. is looking at the IPO route. Most regulators are familiar with a certain pattern or having headquarters, having corporate structure. But we are setting up those structures to make it easier for an IPO to happen” he said.

It’s important to understand that it is not the same as Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Because Binance U.S. operates within the confines of the United States’ regulatory environment, it offers a different set of trading pairs and a lesser trading volume than its global version.

[embedpost slug=”bitcoin-will-be-a-key-part-of-twitters-future-according-to-jack-dorsey”]

Read more

Galaxy Tab A 10.1 Receives Android 11 Update With Many New Features

Galaxy Tab A 10.1 Receives Android 11 Update With Many New Features

Samsung has started rolling out the Android 11 update to the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) in a few Asia, European, and South American markets. Over the past six months, Samsung has updated most of its smartphones and tablets to Android 11. The latest softer for Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (SM-T515 and Sm-T515N) brings the … Read more

Thailand Opens its Resorts for International Tourists

Thailand Opens its Resorts for International Tourists

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has confirmed that the island of Phuket has reopened for international tourists. It seems a step forward to restarting tourism in Thailand. Those tourists who are fully vaccinated can enjoy without going into quarantine period as part of the ‘Phuket Sandbox’ model. Details on the island of Koh Samui’s … Read more

Thailand Relaxes Travel Restrictions From Over 50 Countries

Thailand Uplifts Travel Ban

Thailand government has launched a new policy in an attempt to improve the pandemic-hit tourism industry across the country. In an effort to improve the country’s pandemic-hit tourism industry, Thailand has relaxed travel restrictions for citizens of 56 countries, while tourists will be expected to undertake compulsory isolation for 14 days at the hotel. Taweesin … Read more