Thailand

A Buddhist temple built in 1750 during the Ayutthaya period, well preserved until today, was flooded after a flood prevention wall collapsed

Since taxis have been idle due to the pandemic, they are being used by the Ratchaphurek Taxi Cooperative to grow food for the unemployed drivers; miniature vegetable gardens are set up in black bins on bamboo frames on the roofs of the cars

To save Bangkok's iconic Scala Cinema and prevent its demolition to make way for a shopping mall, students have organized a campaign and the Student Assembly of the Political Science Faculty has supported the iniziative

Singapore's largest user friendly digital asset management platform, StashAway, has been launched to make overseas investments easier

Survival bags have been donated on Thai Mother's Day to vulnerable people affected by Covid-19 in Klong Toey district by initiative of HSBC Thailand in collaboration with Food For Fighters and Miss Universe Thailand

A new information hub exclusively dedicated to collecting news of children affected by Covid-19 across the country - increasing - has been opened to provide timely assistance

Volunteers have transformed a cargo warehouse at Bangkok's Don Muang airport into a 1.800-bed field hospital for Covid-19 patients with less severe symptoms, as the country deals with its largest outbreak to date

A local diving company is offering live-aboard diving vacations to travelers entering the country through the "Phuket Sandbox" travel scheme: once landed, they are directly transferred to a diving excursion boat

There is a peak in demand for kariyat herb powder, better known locally as fa thalai jone, since is is believed to be effective in treating the symptoms of Covid-19

The first international travelers arrived in Phuket last week; to reboot its tourism industry, quarantine is not required - despite the recent surge of Covid-19

Colleagues and clients of UOB Thailand are coming together to raise funds to help the Thai Red Cross Society purchase relief kits and basic necessities for disadvantaged people in home quarantine

The production of Georg Jensen's Christmas decorations has been moved to the country from factory in Hjorring, Denmark, founded in 1904

Bangkok National Museum celebrated the arrival of two 680 kg sandstone carvings from the 10th century with a religious ceremony