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  • Thailand NewsE-visas available from February 2019. China first country.
    ThaigerMonday, December 3, 2018
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    E-visas available from February 2019. China first country.

    The Consular Affairs department is launching a new e-visa service from February 2019. It will initially available in China and then expand to other countries over a period of three years. Kasikornbank Bank is co-operating with the Consular Affairs unit to handle the e-payments, . The service will be available from February 15, 2019 and, initially, for residents of Beijing only.…

  • Thailand NewsFull steam ahead for the Thai high-speed railway
    ThaigerMonday, December 3, 2018
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    Full steam ahead for the Thai high-speed railway

    PHOTO: CRRC Corporation “CRRC has also provided subways and high-speed trains for the US, Argentina, Brazil and Singapore.” Imagine getting on a train in Bangkok and being in Nakhon Ratchasima, in Thailand’s central north-east, within an hour. That’s what will happen when the first of the Thai/Chinese joint venture high-speed trains are launched. The construction for the Bangkok/Nakon Ratchasima link…

  • World NewsGene-edited babies ‘immune to HIV’
    ThaigerTuesday, November 27, 2018
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    Gene-edited babies ‘immune to HIV’

    PHOTO: He Jiankui is reflected in a glass panel as he works at a computer at a laboratory in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province – China Daily by China Daily A Chinese scientist’s attempt to produce babies immune to HIV is sparking heated debate among the public and academics. He Jiankui, a biological researcher, has announced on social media, that…

  • TravelThe Great Bridge of China – the world’s longest sea-bridge opens
    ThaigerTuesday, October 23, 2018
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    The Great Bridge of China – the world’s longest sea-bridge opens

    The world’s longest sea-crossing bridge, linking Hong Kong to mainland China, has opened today. The opening is of immense economic and political significance for China, Hong Kong, the greater Pearl Delta and the region. The Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over the ceremony in Zhuhai, next door to Macau, at the China end of the 54.7 kilometere-long bridge (Phuket, as…

  • Northern Thailand NewsChiang Rai Governor Prajon hosts seminar to develop SEZs in northern Thailand
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    Chiang Rai Governor Prajon hosts seminar to develop SEZs in northern Thailand

    PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times Chiang Rai Governor Prajon Prachsakul presided over the opening of the Special Economic Zone Policy Committee seminar held at the Teak Garden Resort. The seminar was designed to mobilise the development of special economic zones and promote public participation in the northern province project. According to the Chiang Rai Times, Governor Prajon told attendees that the…