Chonburi’s plan for global smart city
The aim is to create one of the world’s top 10 smart cities and target areas for investment include medical innovation, aviation, logistics and high-income group tourism.
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Chinese nationals begging in Bangkok not victims of trafficking, says immigration chief
The official said the detainees admitted to entering Thailand voluntarily after learning that begging in the capital could earn them up to 10,000 baht a day.
Countries battle it out for tourism supremacy in Asia
The year 2019 is often considered the “golden year” for global tourism, with international visitors to the Asia-Pacific region reaching 360.7 million people, representing a…
Backlash after private-hire driver spends 22 hours on road to win Facebook contest
The winner of the challenge spent 22 hours on the road that day, earning S$1,017 over 48 trips.
Choosing children over career: Fatherhood changing in modern Korea
Men’s gradual pivot to parenting comes in line with women’s career progress, past paternal trauma, experts say
A family’s commitment to endless travel
Embarking on a unique quest across 12 countries, an Indian family of three, Dinamani Jayakumar, Ajitha C S, and their daughter Lakshmidhuta, is spreading a message of peace and…
Will Suneung without ‘killer questions’ reduce reliance on private education?
All eyes are on whether the new test format will reduce reliance on private education, as a slew of test takers assessed this year’s Suneung to be more difficult, despite the…
Cemeteries, columbariums in South Korea reinvent themselves as sanctuaries for the living
Cemeteries and columbariums are evolving to incorporate art galleries, cafes and inviting green spaces, catering to not only grieving people but to ordinary visitors.
The scattered legacies of Bengal’s Sufis
Sufis have a long history in this region, bringing Bengal into contact with Islamic thought and practice before Bakhtiyar Khalji's conquest in 1203.
First video of trapped workers surfaces; U’khand govt steps up rescue efforts
The video, taken with the help of an endoscopy flexi camera sent to the workers through a six-inch pipeline, showed them in a healthy condition.