About 100 people came down with food poisoning symptoms early Wednesday morning during a six-day cruise to Ho Chi Minh City and Redang Island. The Star Cruises ship SuperStar Virgo left Singapore on Sunday with about 1,700 passengers. The passengers who fell ill had lunch at the Grand Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. The […]
BANGKOK, 7 June 2011 (NNT) – Thailand ranks 78th among 178 countries worldwide listed in the 2010 corruption perception index released by the Transparency International. Apart from the global position, Thailand was ranked 10th among 24 Asian countries with the score 3.5 out of 10 points. Meanwhile, Singapore got the highest score for transparency at […]
BANGKOK, 7 June 2011 (NNT) – The capital of Thailand is rated second as the city with the highest living costs in ASEAN, according the 2011 cost of living survey of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) of the Economist Magazine. It was found that Singapore had the highest living cost in the ASEAN region and […]
The Monday Interview: Ousted in a bloodless coup in 2006, the former PM is desperate to regain power – for his sister. Andrew Buncombe met him Would you you like some durian?” A smile flashes across the face of Thaksin Shinawatra as he thinks of the notorious Asian fruit, famed for both its sweet taste […]
A 14-year-old Thai girl, who lost her leg to a speeding subway train in Singapore on Sunday, has undergone surgery and in a stable condition, Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Thani Thongpakdi said Monday. “Unfortunately, she has to lose one of her legs,” he said, adding that the ministry had provided for some relatives to visit her. […]
Thailand could become a regional aviation hub if the government can come up with a clear strategy and action plan, plus upgrades in services of such key players as Thai Airways International and Airports of Thailand (AOT), as well as a reboot of Thai hospitality. At a roundtable titled “Thailand: An Opportunity to Be a […]
BANGKOK, 23 March 2011 (NNT)-Energy Minister Dr. Wannarat Charnnukul has revealed during the opening of the energy meeting cooperation in the South East Asian region that the meeting is aimed at creating an energy cooperation network among ASEAN member nations, which include Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand, with South Korea being persuaded to […]
Singapore – Singapore on Monday said it was to start testing imported Japanese food for radiation following possible nuclear leaks from power plants in Japan. As a precautionary measure, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority said it would ‘monitor Japanese produce based on source and potential risk of contamination.’ ‘Samples will be taken for testing for […]
