The dazzling Thai holiday islands made famous by Hollywood film The Beach, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, are facing a severe water shortage following a blistering heatwave across Asia, a tourism official and locals said on Thursday. The Koh Phi Phi archipelago, off the west coast of southern Thailand, draws hundreds of thousands of visitors to its … Read more
Charles Li Xiaojia, former head of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, pitched his new venture that finances small businesses and takes a cut of daily revenue at the Money20/20 Asia conference in Bangkok, as the company pushes the model outside China. Micro Connect could be ready to launch the model in Southeast Asia as early … Read more
Tokyo’s Sézanne is the newly crowned winner of “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024” list. The two Michelin-starred neo-classical French restaurant, located on the 7th floor of the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi, climbed from No. 2 on the 2023 list to secure the top spot. Japan had nine restaurants make this year’s list, as … Read more
The tourist is believed to have been injured after falling off the train. (Representative pic) A Canadian tourist in Thailand died on Wednesday after falling from a moving train en route to “Death Island”. According to The Independent, 24-year-old Ryan Joseph Ralph was travelling with his British girlfriend Shona Morgan, 22, when he fell from … Read more
After the Phuket-bound AirAsia flight took off from the Thai capital of Bangkok, passengers were enjoying their journey in the their cosy seats and everything was normal. But suddenly chaos erupted after some of the passengers discovered a live snake in an overhead luggage bin. A video of the incident went viral on social media. … Read more
Karin Missfelder said the man looked unwell when he boarded the plane. “He had cold sweats” and “was breathing much too quickly”, she said. The man’s wife said his breathing and appearance looked off because they had rushed to catch the flight, but the symptoms worried the crew. Despite their initial hesitations, though, they allowed … Read more
