PH beach volley spikers seek Olympic berths in AVC Cup-Thailand

Glendale G. Rosal 06/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Philippine men’s and women’s beach volleyball teams will be going up against dangerous opponents in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Continental Cup from June 18-19, 2021, in Nakhon Pathom province in Thailand. The…

COVID-19 jab can win you a cow

Reuters 05/22/2021

BANGKOK — A district of northern Thailand has launched a raffle campaign for its vaccinated residents to win a live cow per week for the rest of the year, in a bid to boost the local COVID-19…

The tragedy of vaccine apartheid

Richard Heydarian - @inquirerdotnet 02/16/2021

No one is safe unless everyone is safe.” This is the mantra we repeatedly hear, underlining the need for universal vaccinations to fight the pandemic. And yet, the world is facing a tragically bizarre situation where healthy…

Two wheels and a flat

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 02/02/2021

Within the space of a year, our economy moved from being at the front of the pack of our comparable neighbors, to being at the tail end. Somehow, we squandered the hard-won head start we already enjoyed…

With travel limited, plane cafes take off in Thailand

AFP 09/14/2020

BANGKOK, Thailand — With millions around the world stuck at home due to the pandemic, “plane cafes” in Thailand are offering customers the chance to pretend they are in the sky — and the idea seems to…

Macaque attack: humans try to take back Thai city from monkeys

06/26/2020

Lopburi, Thailand—Residents barricaded indoors, rival gang fights and no-go zones for humans. Welcome to Lopburi, an ancient Thai city overrun by monkeys super-charged on junk food, whose population is growing out of control. Pointing to the overhead…

Drought unveils old temple ruins in Thailand

The Nation/Asia News Network 06/10/2020

BANGKOK — The ruins of a two-century-old temple have been revealed after the water in Ubolratana Dam in Non Sang district, Nong Bua Lamphu, dropped to its lowest level in 50 years. Visitors have traveled from afar…

Dengue outbreak in Thailand kills 11, sickens 14,000

The Nation/Asia News Network 06/02/2020

BANGKOK — Eleven people have been killed and more than 14,000 sickened by a nationwide dengue fever outbreak in Thailand that has been super-charged by the onset of the rainy season. “From January 1 to May 25…

Leuterio Speaks at The 28th Property Portal Watch Conference in Bangkok, Thailand

PR 03/01/2020

Anthony Gerard Leuterio, the founder of Filipino Homes and the CEO of Leuterio Realty & Brokerage was one of the speakers of The 28th Property Portal Watch Conference held in Bangkok from 26th to 27th February 2020. Under the theme “Disrupt…

SEA Games: Sibol grabs 2nd gold, rallies to beat Thailand in Dota II

Denison Rey A. Dalupang 12/10/2019

MANILA, Philippines–The Philippines snagged another gold medal in esports in the Southeast Asian Games after Sibol’s valiant 3-2 stand against Thailand in the Dota II event. Sibol lived up to its rallying cry, “Lakad Matatag,” holding on…

PH men’s volleyball team upsets Thailand to reach finals

12/09/2019

MANILA, Philippines–Proper execution and solid blocking. Those were the things that the Philippine men’s volleyball relied on as it hammered out a monumental upset over Thailand, 17-25, 25-20, 23-25, 27-25, 17-15, in their semifinals encounter in the…

Pope Francis turns attention to needs of Thai church, young people

Associated Press 11/22/2019

SAM PHRAN, Thailand — Pope Francis tended to the needs of Thailand’s tiny Catholic hierarchy Thursday, urging priests and nuns to find ways to communicate the faith with “a Thai face and flesh” in an overwhelmingly Buddhist…

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