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As per the latest development, Thailand is all set to reintroduce new entry regulations for international travellers, as China reopens borders to tourists. As per the country’s aviation regulator, international travellers will now be required to show proof they are fully vaccinated for Covid-19 before flying to Thailand. Further, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand […]

A Ukrainian citizen was found dead at the infamous Canggu shortcut this morning, police said, after he lost control of his motorbike and fell off a bridge. North Kuta Police Chief Putu Diah Kurniawandari said in a statement sent to Coconuts Bali that the victim, 33-year-old Denys Rozanov, was found in the water underneath the […]

The argument in favor of central bank digital currencies increasingly hinges on whether different ones can play nicely with one another — a concern that is as much about politics as it is about technology.  At the end of last year, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2 announced the […]

State media says group, including children, sent to prison for two to five years for not having documents. Myanmar has jailed 112 people, including 12 children, from the minority Rohingya after they were caught attempting to leave the country. The court in Bogale in the southern Ayeyarwady region of Myanmar sentenced the group on January […]

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 10 — Seats in the Sabah Opposition bloc, which now comprises Umno, Parti Warisan and Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat, were left empty in today’s special legislative sitting where the state government seeks to table two important Bills on state rights. Speaker Datuk Kadzim Yahya said that Usukan assemblyman Datuk Seri Salleh Said […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has finally given us our first proper look at MODOK, and it’s very good news for fans of comic-accurate suits and silliness. The trailer for the Ant-Man threequel has given the world what it’s been after since the first rumors of MODOK arose, with an unmasked peek at the character […]

AS theatre buffs will know, centre stage isn’t the centre of the stage per se, but any part of the proscenium where the action is unfolding. This is true of politics as well. The US may want to put China in its crosshairs, but the action is unfolding in its own backyard, in the House […]

AFP Yangon, Myanmar   ●   Tue, January 10, 2023 2023-01-10 10:08 0 5aba7b8a7e7e6df2023f04d0fa25511a 2 Asia and Pacific Myanmar,Rohingya,refugee,Indonesia,Malaysia Free Myanmar authorities have sentenced 112 Rohingya, including a dozen children, to between two and five years in prison for attempting to travel to Malaysia “without legal documents”, state media reported Tuesday.  The group were arrested […]

Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and other senior officials attend a welcome ceremony for Chinese tourists at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan, Thailand, Jan. 9, 2022. (ECNS) — Many countries welcomed Chinese tourists as China announced to downgrade management of COVID-19 infection and resume outbound tourism for Chinese citizens […]

A wooden boat carrying nearly 200 Rohingya refugees, a majority of them women and children, landed on Indonesia’s western coast on Sunday, police said. The ship is the fifth boat carrying Rohingya refugees to land in Indonesia since November, according to authorities. Thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya, heavily persecuted in Myanmar, risk their lives […]