Category - Asia

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake centered 100 miles south of Tokyo shook the Japanese capital early on Monday; however, no deaths or major damage have been reported in the tremor’s wake A powerful earthquake rattled the nerves of Tokyo residents in the early hours of Monday morning, but failed to cause any substantial damage. Local authorities reported that at […]

Regional Advisory for the Preah Vihear temple (Phra Viharn temple in Thai) area and surrounding border region Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada advises against all travel to the Thai-Cambodian border area in Surin and Sisaket provinces. This includes the Preah Vihear Temple area between Sisaket province in Thailand and Preah Vihear province in Cambodia. […]

THAI ground service staff threaten strike action Ground service staff working for Thai Airways International (THAI) plan to go on strike on April 13 to press for higher pay. The strike would happen at all airports in Thailand and workers have the right to strike under labour law. If the strike happens, catering and ground […]

The United States has urged its citizens to stay away from Thailand owing to the anti-government demonstrations which have led to rampant violence. The protests intended to overthrow the Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Unknown attackers have killed several people during the protests. US Citizens have been warned that the peaceful demonstrations can lead to confrontational […]

Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Bangkok (Thailand), Demonstration Violence in Bangkok Political Violence East Asia & Pacific > Thailand > Bangkok 1/17/2014 This is to advise and update U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to Thailand that there have been multiple reports of violent clashes the afternoon of Friday January 17 at several protests sites […]

On Thursday, some residents of Beijing woke up with splitting headaches. A curtain of haze had fallen across the city of more than 20 million. It was the first “airpocalypse” of the year in the Chinese capital and nearby provinces, and it had come appropriately enough one year after a similar event had led to […]