With Burma as Asean Leader, Hopes for India’s Stalled ‘Look East’ Highway
Economic planners in India and Thailand are hoping that Burma’s chairmanship of Asean starting in a few months’ time will reignite interest by the Naypyidaw government in the long-stalled “trilateral highway” to link the three countries. The highway has been on the agenda for 15 years. The Indian government spent…
All New Asian Menu at Pune Restaurant Inside of JW Marriott Pune
PUNE, INDIA – (Menafn – Marketwired via COMTEX) –Shakahari, a restaurant in Pune, located inside the JW MarriottHotel Pune, is known for its authentic vegetarian Indian cuisine andnow expands its borders to bring to all its foodies a Pan-Asian menu,specially crafted by Thai Expat Chef Pensiri Pattanachaen andExecutive Chef Ajmal…
Lao Airlines plane crashes into Mekong river, killing 44
A Lao Airlines plane flying in stormy weather crashed into the Mekong river in southern Laos on Wednesday, killing all 44 people on board, among them nationals of 10 countries. The ATR-72 turboprop plane flying from the capital Vientiane crashed at about 4.10 p.m. (0910 GMT) just eight kilometres (five…
Indians Go On Maximum Business Trips: Survey
Indian employees are global leaders when it comes to business travel with over 40 percent going on at least five trips annually, a survey revealed here.”Forty-four percent Indians, followed by 39 percent of people from Thailand are frequent business travellers, who are taking more than five trips a year,” said…
Elephant wraps mouth around bridesmaid’s head in Thailand
A three-year-old Indian elephant, a special guest at a beach-side wedding of an Australian couple in Thailand, got too chummy with a bridesmaid and wrapped its mouth around her head. The young elephant didn’t hurt the woman but just licked her face and breathed down her throat, the news.com.au reported…
Global Medical Tourism Market Is Expected To Reach USD 32.5 Billion In 2019
Transparency Market Research is Published new Market Report “Medical Tourism Market (India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Mexico, Brazil, Taiwan, Turkey, South Korea, Costa Rica, Poland, Dubai and Philippines) – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 – 2019,” The global medical tourism market was valued at USD 10.5…
Super Cyclonic Storm Phailin: The Strongest Cyclone Ever in the North Indian Ocean Basin (Op-Ed)
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to LiveScience’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Phailin (the Thai word for sapphire) is officially the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded to make landfall over India. Phailin had begun as a tropical storm with 105kph (65mph) winds, but rapidly intensified…
Thongchai leads strong Thai contingent to challenge for Macau Open title
Thongchai Jaidee, widely regarded as the Asian Tour’s most successful player, will lead a strong group of Thai players to compete at this year’s Venetian Macau Open, one of the most prestigious tournaments on the Asian Tour, which begins this Thursday. Joining Thongchai to grace the fairways of the picturesque…
Super cyclone Phailin: the strongest cyclone ever in the North Indian Ocean Basin
By Norman Cheung, Kingston University Phailin (the Thai word for sapphire) is officially the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded to make landfall over India. Phailin had begun as a tropical storm with 105kph (65mph) winds, but rapidly intensified on October 10 2013 to 250kph (155mph). It was upgraded to a…
Asia Softs-Indian cyclone ignored; cocoa awaits grindings data
Thai raw sugar premiums could trade in a wide range this week, shrugging off a deadly cyclone in India, while the cocoa market is waiting for the release of Malaysian third-quarter grindings for clues on demand, dealers said on Monday. Among other soft commodities, benchmark Tokyo rubber futures may track…