Most people foresee improvement in tourism at year-end: Suan Dusit Poll

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Most people believe the country’s tourism will improve by the end of this year now that the Covid-19 situation has eased off and the government has lowered its status from a “dangerous communicable disease” to a “communicable disease under surveillance”, according an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.Continue Reading

Pros and cons of negotiating with Russia

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With progressive members of the US Congress recently calling for a resumption of direct talks between the West and Vladimir Putin’s Russia, it’s a good time to consider how such talks could look and what might be gained – or lost. As Russia’s military losses mount in Ukraine, the rhetoric surrounding Russia’s war is increasingly […]Continue Reading

Changi Airport’s passenger traffic reaches 58.1% of pre-COVID levels in 3rd quarter 2022

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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Changi Airport handled 10 million passengers in the third quarter of the year, reaching 58.1 per cent of its pre-COVID traffic, Changi Airport Group (CAG) said on Saturday (Oct 29). In a news release, the group added that passenger movements for its largest source market, Southeast Asia, exceeded 60 perContinue Reading

New evidence firmly revives Wuhan lab origin theory

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This article was first published by Vanity Fair jointly with ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Toy Reid has always had a gift for languages – a gift that would carry him far from what he calls his “very blue-collar” roots in Greenville, South Carolina. In high school, Spanish came easily. At nearby Furman University, […]Continue Reading