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☆ Debate heats up as Singapore prime minister says exclusive Taylor Swift deal isn't 'unfriendly'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday that a closed-door deal for Taylor Swift to perform in the city-state ensured she would not perform in other Southeast Asian countries during her Eras tour. The statement is the first confirmation from the city-state that the agreement for Swift to perform in Singapore contained exclusivity terms preventing her from performing in other countries. He also did not reveal the size of the grant to Swift, but stated the amount is "not anywhere as high as speculated." During her first three concerts in Singapore, Swift asked her audience to applaud — first the locals, then those who had traveled from overseas to come to the show. Edwin Tong Singapore Minister for Culture, Community and YouthSome liken the deal to how cities vie to host major sports events, such as the Olympics, the Super Bowl and the World Cup.

Persons: Lee Hsien Loong, Taylor Swift, Swift, Edwin Tong, Srettha Thavisin, Joey Salceda, Lee, Ashok Kumar, —, Selena Oh, de Boer, Irene Hoe, — haven't Organizations: Singapore, Reuters, Thai, Swift's, Philippine, Getty, Edwin Tong Singapore Minister, Culture ,, Super Bowl Locations: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Melbourne, Bangkok, ASEAN, Tokyo, Asia, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Asia — Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Philippines, Cambodia, what's, Edwin Tong Singapore

☆ Taylor Swift is making Singapore a mountain of money, and some of the country's neighbors are salty about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Edwin Tong, Singapore's culture minister, told local outlet Mothership on February 28 that the amount of grant given "is not what is being speculated online." As Tong, the Singapore culture minister, told Mothership, the city-state is looking "beyond just the economic impact" of Swiftonimics. Economists estimate that Swift's concerts in Singapore could contribute up to 500 million Singapore dollars, or $372 million, in tourist receipts. AdvertisementIt's a different story for spending on experiences — and it's heightened because Singapore is Swift's only stop in Southeast Asia. Mann said the people who have money to pay for flight tickets, Swift's concert tickets, and a hotel are likely to keep spending at other tourist spots.

Persons: —, Taylor Swift, Srettha, Edwin Tong, Swift, it's, Yun Liu, Tong, Kevin Cheong, David Mann, Mann, Coldplay, Si Ying Toh, Cheong, Joey Salceda, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno Organizations: Service, Business, HSBC, Asia Pacific, Mastercard, Nomura, Philippine Star, Bloomberg, Vegas Locations: Singapore, Southeast Asia, British, Thailand, Bangkok, Indonesia, Sands

☆ Nearly 5,000 Thai workers have fled Israel since the Hamas terror attacks that killed 33 of them
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Sam Fellman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A total of 4,771 Thai citizens have led Israel since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist rampage. The Thai government said that 18 of its citizens remain hostages somewhere in Gaza. An estimated 30,000 Thai workers labored in Israel's food industry prior to the latest war. Many Thai workers, and some students, have opted to stay for now amid reports that some Israeli employers have increased their pay, according to the Bangkok Post. An estimated 30,000 Thai workers have labored in Israel's fields of crops like wheat and its fruit groves as part of an agreement between the countries.

Persons: —, Thais, Young, Sakchai Lalit Organizations: Service, Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hamas, Bangkok Post, Suvarnabhumi Locations: Israel, Gaza, Bangkok, Thailand, Samut Prakarn Province, Tehran

☆ Thailand has a new leader but it's not the one people voted for. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Protesters walk through smoke after setting fire to mock corpses during a protest at Pheu Thai Party headquarters in Bangkok on August 2, 2023. It formed a coalition with other like-minded parties, including runners up Pheu Thai. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra flanked by his son Panthongtae Shinawatra and daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok, Thailand August 22, 2023. “I want to be a prime minister who can make the difference,” Srettha previously told CNN. But with an 11-member coalition that includes bitter rivals, it’s unclear whether Srettha and Pheu Thai will be able to govern effectively.

Persons: staved, Srettha Thavisin, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thaksin, Thais, Valeria Mongelli, Hans Lucas, lese, Pita Limjaroenrat, Pita, Pheu, Pheu Thai, Thaksin’s, Shinatwatra, ”, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Panthongtae Shinawatra, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Athit, ” Thitinan, Yingluck Shinawatra, “, Strettha, Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn, Srettha, Prayut Chan Organizations: CNN, Party, Pheu Thai Party, Reuters, Pheu, Senate, Chulalongkorn University . Former Thai, Thaksin, Manchester City Football Club, Thai, Facebook, Thai Corrections Department, Procter & Gamble, Bangkok Post Locations: Thailand, Bangkok, Senate, Thai, Pheu Thai, Don Mueang

☆ Thailand’s election could be a lose-lose scenario
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Anshuman Daga | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Thailand’s elections on Sunday might return opposition parties to power for the first time since 2014, or alternatively deliver a stitched-up military-backed government. Assuming one of these opposition parties wins, it will need to control 376 seats out of the combined 500-seat House of Representatives and the 250-seat Senate to choose a prime minister. Pheu Thai claims it can lift annual economic growth to around 5% so long as is in power, which would be nearly double 2022’s low base. Higher incomes might ease Thailand’s household debt, which at 87% of GDP is the third-highest in Asia. HSBC analysts expect revenue at major Thai corporations to grow by only 2% next year – again, well behind neighbours – and Pheu Thai is mulling a 20% tax on private company profits, per a report in the Bangkok Post.

☆ A Thai drug lord evaded capture by having plastic surgery to make himself look like a 'handsome Korean man', police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Thai drug dealer sought to evade capture by extensive cosmetic surgery, police say. He altered his appearance to look like a "handsome Korean man," reports say. Saharat Sawangjaeng, 25, who used the Korean alias Jimin Seong, was arrested by police in Bangkok last week, The Bangkok Post reported. Police said they were able to track down Sawangjaeng by tracing the sale of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, on the streets of Bangkok, with witnesses describing him as a "handsome Korean man." Sawangjaeng was able to evade capture for 3 months because of extensive facial surgical procedures to alter his appearance, officials said.

☆ IBM is suing a former top executive, saying she needs to return $470,000 in bonuses after she took a job at a rival firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

IBM wants its former top exec in Thailand to return $470,000 in bonuses after taking a job at a rival. IBM said Patama Chantaruck violated an equity awards plan when she started working at Accenture. In a lawsuit filed in New York Monday, which Insider has reviewed, IBM said that Patama Chantaruck started working at IBM Thailand as the country's general manager in 2018. Chantaruck resigned from IBM Thailand, effective February 28, 2022, the suit says. Less than six weeks later, on April 11, she started working at Accenture in what IBM says is a role "highly similar" to what she did at IBM Thailand.

☆ Police in Thailand arrested an American man in connection with an alleged fraud that left a New Jersey deli worth $100 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Thai police arrested a man over an alleged fraud involving a firm that owned a New Jersey deli. Peter Coker Jr. was detained on January 11 at a hotel in Phuket, the Bangkok Post reported. His father, Peter Coker Sr., and James Patten were arrested in September and have pleaded not guilty. Coker Jr was the subject of arrest warrants issued by Interpol, per the Post, after being accused of stock market manipulation and fraud in September. The Post reported that Coker Jr. admitted he was the man wanted on the Interpol register.

☆ Fugitive $100 million New Jersey deli defendant Peter Coker Jr. arrested in Thailand
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Peter Coker Jr., who last was known to be living in Hong Kong, is one of three people charged in the case involving the deli owner, Hometown International , and a related shell company, E-Waste . The Bangkok Post reported that the 54-year-old Coker Jr. was arrested on Jan. 11 in a hotel room in the Thalang district of Phuket province, Thailand. The newspaper said Coker Jr. was arrested pursuant to so-called red and black notices issued by the International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol. Local Thai police, working with the FBI, arrested Coker, after tracking him to the hotel, The Post reported. Coker Jr. had served as chairman of Hometown International, whose sole asset for years was the Your Hometown Deli in Paulsboro, New Jersey.

☆ Incendiu major la o fabrică de mase plastice din Thailanda: 1 mort și cel puțin 27 de răniți
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +10 min

Thousands of terrified residents living within a five-mile radius of the factory were evacuated amid fears of a second explosion. Most of the injuries were caused by the explosion and the glass shattering. Most of the injuries were caused by the explosion and the glass shattering. Thousands of terrified residents living within a five-mile radius of the factory were evacuated amid fears of a second explosion. Most of the injuries were caused by the explosion and the glass shattering.

☆ Zona radioactivă de la Cernobîl, prosperă pentru o specie de cai sălbatici
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-25 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Autorităţile ucrainene susţin că această zonă de excludere, contaminată radioactiv din jurul centralei nucleare nu va fi sigură pentru oameni timp de 24.000 de ani. Ea se dovedeşte însă prosperă pentru o specie de cai sălbatici în pericol de dispariţie. După dezastru, zona a devenit un paradis pentru elani, lupi dar şi pentru o specie de cai sălbatici originară din Asia, denumită calul lui Przewalski. În prezent, în zona de excludere din jurul centralei nucleare trăiesc 150 de astfel de cai sălbatici, iar alţi aproximativ 60 de cai trăiesc peste graniţă, în Belarus. „În mod paradoxal, a fost vorba de o oportunitate unică de a conserva biodiversitatea”, a mai susţinut Vişnevski.

Persons: Ea, Denis Vişnevski, Przewalski, Nikolai Przewalski, Serghei Jila Organizations: Agerpres, UNESCO Locations: Cernobîl, Ucraina, Belarusul, Europa, Bangkok, Asia, Mongolia, China, Rusia, Belarus, Praga, candidaţi

☆ „O oportunitate unică de a conserva biodiversitatea”; Zona de la Cernobâl, prosperă pentru o specie de cai sălbatici
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-25 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Autorităţile ucrainene susţin că această zonă de excludere, contaminată radioactiv din jurul centralei nucleare nu va fi sigură pentru oameni timp de 24.000 de ani. Ea se dovedeşte însă prosperă pentru o specie de cai sălbatici în pericol de dispariţie. Profimedia ImagesDupă dezastru, zona a devenit un paradis pentru elani, lupi dar şi pentru o specie de cai sălbatici originară din Asia, denumită calul lui Przewalski. Experimentul desfăşurat în Ucraina a fost oprit la un moment dat, însă caii au rămas liberi în regiune şi au prosperat. „În mod paradoxal, a fost vorba de o oportunitate unică de a conserva biodiversitatea”, a mai susţinut Vişnevski.

☆ Лодку с 600 кг кокаина прибило к берегу Маршалловых островов
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-17 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Лодку с более чем 600 кг кокаина прибило к берегу Маршалловых островов. Полицейские обнаружили самый крупный в истории страны улов наркотиков в заброшенной лодке — речь идет о 649 кг вещества. Судно прибило к берегу отдаленного от столицы атолла Айлук, там живут около 400 человек. По предварительной версии полицейских, лодка приплыла из Центральной или Южной Америки: судно могло дрейфовать в открытом море на протяжении нескольких лет. The Bangkok Post пишет, что за последние 20 лет вдоль береговой линии Маршалловых островов обнаруживали много других тайников с наркотиками.

Organizations: Агентство по борьбе с наркотиками Locations: Bangkok, Маршалловы острова, Айлук, Центральная, Южная Америка, США

☆ В Таиланде планируют сократить карантин для туристов
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) ru.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Власти Таиланда рассматривают возможность сократить с 14 до 10 дней обязательный карантин для туристов по туристической визе для длительного пребывания иностранцев, сообщает РИА Новости со ссылкой на Bangkok Post. Новация должна коснуться не всех, а только прибывающих из стран с низким числом заболеваемости коронавирусом. Остальным гостям не удастся избежать двухнедельной самоизоляции. Чиновники объяснили, что тестирование на COVID-19 проводится в первый, второй, третий, седьмой, восьмой, девятый и одиннадцатый дни после прибытия, и любая инфекция обычно выявляется в этот период. Шансы обнаружить вирус после 10 дней карантина невелики — примерно 0,3 на один миллион тестируемых

Organizations: РИА Новости Locations: Bangkok, Таиланд

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