Mink picks up world mixed doubles snooker title with Aussie Robertson
It was sweet revenge for the Thai-Aussie duo who had lost to Selby and Kenna in the round-robin stage before suffering another loss — 3-1 to England’s Ronnie O'Sullivan and Reanne Evans. However, Nutcharut and Robertson beat England's Judd Trump and Hong Kong's Ng On Yee 4-0 to make the final. Nutcharut and Robertson earned 60,000 pounds (about 2.4 million baht) prize money. This is Nutcharut's second world title, having earlier won the World Women's Snooker Championship.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
September 26, 2022 08:08 UTC
Super typhoon Noru brings strong wind and heavy rain to the Philippines
Typhoon Noru became a super typhoon "after a period of explosive intensification," with sustained winds increasing to 185 km (115 miles) per hour from 120 kph on Saturday evening, the disaster agency said in an advisory. It will continue intensifying and may make landfall on Sunday evening with 195kph winds and gusts to up to 240 kph (121 to 150 mph), it said.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
September 26, 2022 05:58 UTC
Keeping the scammers at bay
The central bank is working to keep the public alert on forex trading scams to prevent them from falling victim, she said. According to the central bank, youth can open bank accounts if they meet the banks' age criteria. The regulator has asked all banks to closely monitor the financial transactions of youth customers because they are viewed as a group susceptible to scammers. If banks find any suspicious transactions in the accounts, they are requested to take swift action, said the central bank. He said the ministry will forward this list to the central bank and SEC to check if they are licensed operators.
Source:Bangkok Post
September 26, 2022 00:24 UTC
Image released showing Queen resting place in Windsor
The stone, made of black Belgian marble, sits in the King George VI Memorial Chapel which Queen Elizabeth commissioned in 1962 as a burial place for George VI, her father. The queen was interred there on Monday after a state funeral in Westminister Abbey. The brass lettering on the stone reads "George VI 1895-1952 / Elizabeth 1900-2002" on the top two lines, followed by a garter star and then "Elizabeth II 1926-2022 / Philip 1921-2021" on the bottom two lines. Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret, is also interred at the chapel, at Windsor Castle west of London.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
September 25, 2022 06:02 UTC
Betong's tourist prospects are now looking up
Betong's tourist prospects are now looking upTourists take photos in downtown Betong, Yala, on March 18, 20222. (Bangkok Post photo)Businesses in the tourism sector of Betong district in Yala have made more than 200 million baht in revenue since the country re-opened in May. Betong district chief Ake Yang-apai Na Songkhla said tourists had increased over the past months. The low-cost carrier flies three time a week on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays from Don Mueang airport to Betong. The Don Mueang-Betong flight was costly to operate with the route twice as long as the Bangkok-Chiang Mai flight, he said.
Source:Bangkok Post
September 25, 2022 01:42 UTC
Industry chiefs applaud staged return to business as usual
Industry chiefs applaud staged return to business as usualSanan: 'Weak baht also a factor'Business operators have welcomed the government's further relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, particularly the downgrading of the virus' status, saying they will attract more tourists and help boost the economy. It was announced in the Royal Gazette last Tuesday that the government will further downgrade Covid-19 from a dangerous communicable disease to a communicable disease under surveillance starting from Oct 1. In lieu of the CCSA chaired by the prime minister, the Public Health Minister will oversee disease control efforts under the Communicable Disease Act, with an action plan designed to respond to the varying degrees of severity of Covid-19. Businesses on Khao San Road are surging back to life as more foreign and Thai visitors are returning, following the relaxations of restrictions, he said. He said Bangkok is now ready to fully reopen to foreign visitors.
Source:Bangkok Post
September 25, 2022 00:44 UTC
Honda's Marquez takes first pole in three years at Japanese GP
The Spaniard has had persistent problems since he broke his arm at the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix and has had multiple operations since then. He missed six rounds of the championship following the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello in May, but made his return at last week's Aragon Grand Prix after recovering from surgery on his right arm. It's true that it's a pole position, it's only a pole position, it's in wet conditions but at the moment when we come, we are coming from a difficult moment. At the moment we have now with the bike with all the team, with me, it's really important to have these small motivations, small achievement." Said MARC MARQUEZ
Source:The Nation Bangkok
September 24, 2022 19:00 UTC
Mission: Bring Nation back to Earth
“Trusted media is the most valuable asset for the journalistic profession,” affirmed Adisak, executive committee vice chairman at Nation Group (Thailand). “However, it is also the asset that is hardest to maintain.”During a “Lightning Talks” seminar, Adisak revealed the core mission to “bring The Nation back to earth” as well as outlining changes and challenges that have shaken up Nation Group and Thai society over the past few years. “What severely damaged our credibility as journalists was allowing Nation TV news anchors and moderators to influence the editorial team,” said Adisak. “There was no filtering whatsoever on what was presented on Nation TV programmes during 2019-2020. Anchors and moderators selected whatever they liked, including one-sided information and fake news, and then persuaded the audience to agree with them.”“It is as though Nation TV audiences were being hypnotised during those two years,” he added.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
September 24, 2022 12:00 UTC
China's digital nomads make their move
Like a growing number of digital nomads in China, he’s turned his back on big-city living and moved to the tourist hub in Yunnan province, famed for its snowcapped mountains, ancient temples and pagodas. (Story continues below)The Dali Hub offers accommodation, co-working spaces and other amenities for digital nomads in the city long known as a backpackers’ paradise in Yunnan province. Digital nomadism will take on a “bigger part of the future of work”, said Rachael Woldoff, a professor of sociology at West Virginia University and co-author of Digital Nomads: In Search of Freedom, Community and Meaningful Work in the New Economy. Jingdezhen, a city in southeastern Jiangxi province known for its porcelain making, also hosts a digital nomad hub. “Ideally we hope to build a self-sustained economy here,” said a former English tutor who identified himself as Glitch Boy, as he’s known in the local group of digital nomads.
Source:Bangkok Post
September 24, 2022 11:47 UTC
Patcharajutar and Arpichaya Among Stars at 8th SAT-TWT Open
A solid field of players spearheaded by red-hot Patcharajutar Kongkraphan, who won the last five domestic events (three on the TWT Tour) she entered and Arpichaya Yubol who just won the season-ending Thailand Mixed event in Lumphun on Sunday will strut their stuff next week. Joining the two favourites are 2018 LET Thailand Championships winner Kanyalak Preedasuttijit and two rookies Cholcheva Wongras and Kornkamol Sukaree. The SAT-TWT Open Road to World Ranking is sponsored by the Sports Authority of Thailand, National Sports Development Fund, Siam Commercial Bank, P Overseas Steal (Public Company Limited) and the Panorama Golf and Country Club in Nakhon Ratchasima. Fans can catch up with news updates on ThaiWPGA Facebook Fanpage or at www.thaiwpga.com.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
September 24, 2022 09:59 UTC
Isuzu Motors wins court battle over 1.8 billion baht import tariff
Isuzu said that under the Asean Industrial Cooperation (AICO) scheme, it was entitled to an import duty of 5 per cent. Hence, Isuzu will only be required to pay the 5 per cent import duty. The court also dismissed the two departments’ appeal, which claimed that the automaker had imported fewer transmission sets than the approved number. They also claimed that its subsidiary, Isuzu Engine Manufacturing (Thailand), also did not meet the requirements to export car engines under the AICO scheme. The court, however, said the appeal was based on new facts that had not been raised when evaluating the import tax.
Source:The Nation Bangkok
September 24, 2022 00:59 UTC
DITP launches new AI tool to evaluate Thailand’s trade prospects
He said the system features a global trade analytics option which predicts export trends in the short term (three months) and long term (12 months). The system can also analyse news reports related to international trade to evaluate the business sentiment, while its market insight option can analyse buyers’ demands via e-commerce platforms. “DITP Business AI can also evaluate situations that may have an impact on international trade and offers guidelines on evaluating trade partners’ potential,” he explained. “The system can also analyse competitors to evaluate risks that may trigger Thailand’s loss of market share.”
Source:The Nation Bangkok
September 23, 2022 07:09 UTC
TAT introduces campaign to entice Japanese visitors
TAT introduces campaign to entice Japanese visitorsKajorndet Apichartrakul, newly appointed director at TAT's Tokyo office, centre left, and representatives from seven leading Japanese tour companies promote Thai tourism at "Tourism Expo Japan 2022". TAT aims to bring at least 1.25 million Japanese tourists to Thailand in 2023, generating 75 billion baht. Under this campaign, he said Thailand must increase Japanese travellers' average spending per trip, which remains relatively low at only 6,400 baht, the lowest among Northeast Asian markets. He said with 1.12 million plane seats available in 2022, Japanese travellers will gradually return to Thailand, with 350,000 visitors expected this year. As of Sept 20, 166,709 Japanese tourists have visited Thailand this year, which is a far cry from 2019 when 1.8 million arrived.
Source:Bangkok Post
September 23, 2022 06:15 UTC
Conflict tourism: Kashmir hottest new destination for Indians
Conflict tourism: Kashmir hottest new destination for IndiansKashmir, India's hottest new travel destination, is also the site of its deadliest insurgencySRINAGAR (INDIA) - Standing on a fortified Kashmir street, an Indian tourist poses triumphantly for her husband's camera, clutching the national flag in each hand and flanked by two soldiers carrying rifles. India's hottest new travel destination is also the site of its deadliest insurgency, where regular skirmishes break out between separatist militants and Indian troops, half a million of whom are stationed in Kashmir. "The way tourism is being promoted by the government is telling Indians: go spend time there and make Kashmir yours." Sarmad Hafeez, the local government's tourism secretary, told AFP that the official budget to promote tourism had "quadrupled" in the past two years. "If Kashmir is a part of India," a tourist from West Bengal told AFP, "then we should ask why there are so many security forces everywhere."
Source:Bangkok Post
September 23, 2022 05:12 UTC
Bangkok to host Korea's biggest sourcing fair for the first time
G-FAIR KOREA IN BANGKOK invites Thailand buyers to connect with trusted suppliers in the categories of Consumer Products; Beauty, Health and Medical Products; Smart City Technologies; and Industrial Products at Bangkok’s first G-Fair Korea, from 28-29 September at Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Center at CentralWorld from 10am to 6pm.This year’s theme for the event is Smart Life, Smart Business, Smart Future. Thailand attendees can explore how state-of-the art products from Korea are making our “Smart Future” possible—without having to travel. Attendees will connect with more than 100 suppliers from Korea and can take advantage of exclusive offers for retail and wholesale products. Since its inception in 1999, G-FAIR KOREA has drawn thousands of exhibitors across diverse industries and topics; connecting buyers and marketers to facilitate the sale of new products and creation of new trading partnerships. Gyeonggi Province plans to open its GBC (Gyeonggi Business Center Bangkok) to strengthen economic ties and cooperation with Thailand, establishing a bridgehead for Korea-ASEAN economic and trade exchange.
Source:Bangkok Post
September 23, 2022 04:13 UTC