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TORONTO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A Myanmar beauty queen, who had spoken out against military rule in her country and became stranded at Thailand's airport, said she was relieved but remained defiant after landing in Toronto on Wednesday. Han Lay captured global attention last year with her pageant speech on the army's deadly suppression of anti-junta protests. "I am always a supporter for Myanmar democracy; I will always support it as much as I can." Thai immigration officials denied her entry last week following a brief visit to Vietnam, saying she was using invalid travel documents. A Human Rights Watch director said Myanmar's military rulers were using control over passports as a weapon against citizens' right to travel internationally.
Gold firms on dollar pullback, rate-hike jitters cap gains
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
A display of gold ornaments at a gold shop in Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand, 10 March 2022. Gold prices rose on Tuesday as the dollar's rally paused, but prices held close to a 2½-year low on expectations of further policy tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve in its efforts to quell soaring inflation. Prices hit their lowest level since April 2020 at $1,620.20 on Monday. Holdings of SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, fell 0.40% to 943.47 tons on Monday from 947.23 tons on Friday. Spot silver was up 1% at $18.52 per ounce, platinum rose 0.5% to $855.91 and palladium was steady at $2,046.84.
In this article EXPE Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTTravelers headed to Hong Kong no longer need to quarantine in a hotel upon arrival. The news came the day after Hong Kong lost its No. Expedia's search data for accommodations in Hong Kong increased 50% over the weekend, compared to the week before the announcement. Pang Yiu-kai, chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, acknowledged on Tuesday that the eased rules are "expected to initially attract mainly business travelers, family visitors and returning Hong Kong residents." The easing of Covid-19 measures in Hong Kong spurred hope among residents of China that they could soon see relaxed rules as well.
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA view of the port of Bangkok, Thailand May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD PACKAGE - SEARCH BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD SEPTEMBER 26 FOR ALL IMAGES/File PhotoBANGKOK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Thailand's customs-based exports rose 7.5% in August from a year earlier, the commerce minister said on Monday, slightly lower than analysts' expectations. That compares with a forecast rise of 7.7% for August in a Reuters poll, and after July's 4.3% increase. In the January-August period, exports rose 11% year on year, Jurin Laksanawisit told a news conference. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Orathai Sriring, Kitiphong Thaichareon, Satawasin Staporncharnchai Editing by Kanupriya KapoorOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Thai economy improving but household debt a problem - FinMin
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterBANGKOK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is improving but the country is facing issues with people's debt and the government will seek to ease problems in the longer term, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Monday. Support would include new funding and debt restructuring Arkom said. Household debt in Thailand was about 89% of gross domestic product at the end of March, one of Asia's highest rates. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Orathai Sriring, Kitiphong Thaichareon, Satawasin Staporncharnchai; Editing by Martin PettyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Daughter of Thailand's exiled ex-PM Thaksin leads opinion poll
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterOusted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a bloodless 2006 coup, poses with his daughter Paetongtarn during her graduation day at a Bangkok university July 10, 2008. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)/File PhotoBANGKOK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The daughter of Thailand's ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 military coup and lives in self-imposed exile, has emerged as a leading candidate for premier in a preliminary opinion poll ahead of elections due next year. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) poll surveyed 2,500 people nation-wide from Sept. 15 to 21. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, known by the nickname "Ung Ing", is an executive in the pro-Thaksin Pheu Thai party and began appearing at party rallies earlier this year. Pheu Thai topped the opinion poll as the favourite party of 34.4% of respondents, followed by "no party" at 24% and the youth-oriented opposition Move Forward party with 13.6%.
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe Mercedes-Benz logo is seen at the 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2022. Chief executive Ola Kaellenius said in July a 10% gas reduction had already been achieved and that a further reduction of up to half could be implemented. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterStill, all contingency plans to prevent a production halt depended on supplier networks managing to deliver parts, Burzer warned. read moreVolkswagen said it had already reduced its gas intake by over 20% and could reduce it further to a mid double-digit percentage. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Victoria Waldersee, editing by Rachel MoreOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Han Lay, Miss Grand Myanmar looks on during an interview with Reuters in Bangkok, Thailand, April 2, 2021. The events management team that works with Han Lay said they hoped she could reenter Thailand. Interpol told Reuters on Friday there was "no Red Notice for this person" after Han Lay and her manager claimed she was the subject of the organisation's highest alert level for an individual. In a Facebook post, Han Lay said Myanmar police were at Bangkok's airport seeking to meet her, but she refused and had contacted the United Nations refugee agency. Phil Robertson of Human Rights Watch said in a Tweet that Thai authorities should grant Han Lay protection and "under no circumstances" return her to Myanmar.
Han Lay, Miss Grand Myanmar looks on during an interview with Reuters in Bangkok, Thailand, April 2, 2021. Han Lay, who captured international attention last year with a moving beauty pageant speech calling for urgent help for Myanmar's people during a military crackdown, did not have a valid visa to enter Thailand, the immigration department said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterNawit Itsaragrisil, founder of Thailand's Miss Grand International pageant, who also represents Han Lay, said she had been in the transit area of a Bangkok airport since Wednesday afternoon. He said Han Lay was stopped on arrival because she was subject of an Interpol notice. Interpol did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Han Lay was the subject of an Interpol notice.
The Mercedes-Benz logo is seen at the 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Athit PerawongmethaCompanies Mercedes Benz Group AG FollowBERLIN, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) is planning to build a wind farm in the northwestern German state of Lower Saxony, by 2025 that is able to produce a hundred megawatts of electricity, equivalent to over 15% of the carmaker's annual demand in Germany, it said on Monday. Mercedes will invest a three-digit million figure in a power purchase agreement with an as-yet-unnamed partner to buy the electricity generated by the turbines, the carmaker said. It is also examining together with local authorities whether it could put solar panels onto the remaining space in the 800-hectare piece of land in Papenburg, a test track owned by the carmaker. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Victoria Waldersee, Editing by Miranda MurrayOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Hong Kong/Seoul CNN Business —Clark Park, a 35-year-old YouTuber, is one of many people in South Korea fed up with high food prices. South Korea is the world’s third largest market for fried chicken, outpaced only by the far more populous United States and China, data from market research provider Euromonitor International shows. Fried chicken on display at a Homeplus store in South Korea. Fried chicken warSellers have taken vastly different approaches to the situation in recent months. In August, emart, another major supermarket chain, launched a one-week promotion to sell fried chicken at almost 50% off — and sold all 60,000 pieces.
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A new study shows extreme weather, ocean changes, and land disruption have already helped spread more than 200 pathogens. That's an extreme case of climate change creating new contact between humans and infectious diseases, but the phenomenon is widespread. Extreme heat waves, for example, can kill off many infectious viruses, bacteria, fungi, and the creatures that spread them. Whatever survives, however, is adapted to extreme heat — including the fever our bodies produce to kill off pathogens. David Ryder/Getty ImagesHumans and their infrastructure are more vulnerable to the devastating impacts of disease when they're compromised by extreme weather.
"The quality of life in Thailand compared to the United States, is much better for 90% of things and more stress-free," he says. When he first moved to Panama, Schoberg brought the web design and development firm he established in the U.S. — and his list of clients — with him. "I knew right away that Bangkok was going to be my Panama City 2.0." "Bangkok has an amazing culinary scene, you have pretty much every type of food in the world here," Schoberg says. "You've got the street-level city, which is your food vendors, people running to work, taxis and motorbikes," he says.
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Incendiu urmat de o explozie la o fabrică de produse chimice din Bangkok, Thailanda. O persoană şi-a pierdut viaţa, iar alte 27 au fost rănite şi transportate de urgenţă la spital. Deflagraţia a fost atât de puternică încât geamurile clădirilor din apropiere au fost făcute ţăndări. Pentru a nu pune în pericol viaţa oamenilor din zonă, aceştia au fost evacuaţi. Cauzele care au dus la producerea exploziei încă nu au fost stabilite.
Locations: Bangkok, Thailanda
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.
Sursa foto: ProfimediaCare sunt orașele lumii cu cel mai redus nivel de stres în 2021; Egalitatea de gen, salariile, printre criteriile studiuluiReykjavik din Islanda, Berna din Elveția și Helsinki din Finlada sunt orașele lumii cu cel mai redus nivel de stres în 2021. Pentru acest studiu au fost analizați 15 indicatori de stres, între care siguranța, rata șomajului, vremea, egalitatea de gen și accesul la asistență medicală. Capitala Islandei a obținut un punctaj excelent, mai ales la capitolele egalitate de gen și poluare fonică și a aerului. În top 10 mai sunt și Wellington - capitala Noii Zeelande, metropola australiană Melbourne, Oslo și Copenhaga - capitalele Norvegiei și Danemarcei, orașele austriece Innsbruck și Graz și Hanovra, din Germania. La polul opus, orașele cu cel mai ridicat nivel de stres sunt Mumbai și New Delhi din India, Lagos din Nigeria, Manila din Filipine, Baghdad din Iraq, Kabul din Afghanistan.
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Sursa foto: thestar.comAmbasadorul Ucrainei în Thailanda, Andrii Beshta, a fost găsit mort în camera sa de hotelAmbasadorul Ucrainei în Thailanda, Andrii Beshta, a fost găsit mort duminică în insula balneară Koh Lipe (sudul ţării), unde se afla în vacanţă cu fiul său, a anunţat poliţia thailandeză. Poliţia thailandeză a anunţat că el a fost găsit mort în jurul orei 05:30 dimineaţa (22:30 GMT). „Ancheta preliminară nu a dezvăluit niciun semn de atac, niciun semn de raid sau de violenţă", informează o declaraţie atribuită purtătorului de cuvânt al poliţiei thailandeze, Kissana Phathanacharoen. Trupul lui Andrii Beshta a fost iniţial trimis la un spital local pentru autopsie, după care a fost transportat la un spital al poliţiei la Bangkok, capitala Thailandei, pentru o anchetă aprofundată asupra cauzelor decesului. Diplomatul Andrii Beshta a fost numit ambasador al Ucrainei în Thailanda în 2016.
Persons: Andrii Beshta, Ostap, Diplomatul Andrii Beshta Locations: Ucrainei, Thailanda, ţării, Bangkok, Thailandei
Ambasadorul Ucrainei în Thailanda a fost găsit mort
  + stars: | 2021-05-30 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md   time to read: +1 min
Ambasadorul Ucrainei în Thailanda, Andrii Beshta, a fost găsit mort, duminică, 30 mai, pe insula Koh Lipe, aflată în sudul Thailandei, unde se afla în vacanţă cu fiul său. Poliţia thailandeză a anunţat că el a fost găsit mort în jurul orei locale 05:30 dimineaţa, în camera unui complex hotelier din Koh Lipe, o insulă care se bucură de mare popularitate pentru apele sale cristaline. „Ancheta preliminară nu a dezvăluit niciun semn de atac, niciun semn de violenţă”, a declarat purtătorul de cuvânt al poliţiei thailandeze, Kissana Phathanacharoen. Trupul lui Andrii Beshta a fost iniţial trimis la un spital local pentru autopsie, după care a fost transportat la un spital al poliţiei la Bangkok, capitala Thailandei, pentru o anchetă aprofundată asupra cauzelor decesului. Andrii Beshta a fost numit ambasador al Ucrainei în Thailanda în 2016.
Persons: Andrii Beshta, Ostap Locations: Ucrainei, Thailanda, Koh, Thailandei, Bangkok
Diplomat de carieră, Andrii Beshta, 45 de ani, a fost numit ambasador al Ucrainei în Thailanda în 2016.Poliţia thailandeză a anunţat că el a fost găsit mort în jurul orei 05:30 dimineaţa (22:30 GMT), în camera unui complex hotelier din Koh Lipe, o insulă balneară care se bucură de mare popularitate pentru apele sale cristaline. "Ancheta preliminară nu a dezvăluit niciun semn de atac, niciun semn de raid sau de violenţă", informează o declaraţie atribuită purtătorului de cuvânt al poliţiei thailandeze, Kissana Phathanacharoen.Membrii echipei medicale care a sosit prima la faţa locului erau îmbrăcaţi în combinezoane speciale pentru a examina trupul neînsufleţit, în timp ce autorităţile l-au interogat pe fiul ambasadorului, Ostap, cazat în aceeaşi cameră.Acesta a declarat că tatăl său s-a culcat în jurul orelor 23:00, dar că s-a trezit la orele 04:30 dimineaţa vomitând, înainte de a-şi pierde cunoştinţa, a spus Kissana Phathanacharoen, care a adăugat că şi alţi martori au fost de asemenea interogaţi.Trupul lui Andrii Beshta a fost iniţial trimis la un spital local pentru autopsie, după care a fost transportat la un spital al poliţiei la Bangkok, capitala Thailandei, pentru o anchetă aprofundată asupra cauzelor decesului.
Persons: Andrii Beshta, Ostap, cameră.Acesta Locations: Ucrainei, Thailanda, Koh, Bangkok, Thailandei
Ambasadorul Ucrainei în Thailanda, Andrii Beshta, a fost găsit mort duminică în insula balneară Koh Lipe (sudul ţării), unde se afla în vacanţă cu fiul său. Diplomat de carieră, Andrii Beshta, 45 de ani, a fost numit ambasador al Ucrainei în Thailanda în 2016. Poliţia thailandeză a anunţat că el a fost găsit mort în jurul orei 5.30 dimineaţa, în camera unui complex hotelier din Koh Lipe, o insulă balneară care se bucură de mare popularitate pentru apele sale cristaline. „Ancheta preliminară nu a dezvăluit niciun semn de atac, niciun semn de raid sau de violenţă”, informează o declaraţie atribuită purtătorului de cuvânt al poliţiei thailandeze, Kissana Phathanacharoen. Trupul lui Andrii Beshta a fost iniţial trimis la un spital local pentru autopsie, după care a fost transportat la un spital al poliţiei la Bangkok, capitala Thailandei, pentru o anchetă aprofundată asupra cauzelor decesului.
Persons: Andrii Beshta, Ostap Locations: Ucrainei, Thailanda, ţării, Koh, Agerpres, Bangkok, Thailandei
Thailanda a anunțat luni 9.635 de cazuri noi de coronavirus, dublând recordul înregistrat în ziua precedentă. Numărul total de cazuri din Thailanda a crescut la 111.082, iar aproximativ trei sferturi dintre acestea (82.219) au fost înregistrate de la începutul lunii aprilie, când s-a declanșat un noul val de infecții. În întreg anul 2020 Thailanda a raportat 7.100 de cazuri și 63 de decese, țara asiatică fiind considerată un exemplu de menținere a pandemiei sub control. În ciuda numărului mare de cazuri, resturantele din Bangkok și provinciile vecine au primit dreptul de a menține activitatea deschisă la interior până la 9 seara, cu o capacitate de 25%. Departamentul de Corecție din Thailanda a anunțat că, în prima jumătate a lunii mai, a efectuat teste COVID-19 pe aproape 25.000 de deținuți din opt închisori, iar aproape jumătate dintre aceștia au fost depistați pozitivi.
Persons: Luni Locations: Thailanda, Bangkok
Prim-ministrul Thailandei a fost amendat cu echivalentul a 160 de euro, luni, după ce a încălcat regulile pentru limitarea răspândirii coronavirusului prin nepurtarea măștii de protecție, a anunțat guvernatorul capitalei țării, Bangkok, transmite digi24.ro. „L-am informat pe prim-ministru că a încălcat regulile”, a scris guvernatorul Aswin Kwanmuang pe pagina sa de Facebook. Decizia a fost luată după ce au apărut premierul a pus poze pe pagina sa de Facebook fără mască în timpul unei ședințe. Fotografia a fost ștearsă, ulterior. Conform măsurilor restrictive în vigoare în Thailanda, purtarea măștii de protecție este obligatorie peste tot în afara locuințelor.
Organizations: Thailandei, Facebook Locations: Bangkok, Thailanda
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