by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 6, 2023 | Asia, Environment, Lifestyle, Visions
Even with coal, higher financing costs, and weaker access to funds, Asia has outpaced Europe and North America in fighting climate change by some key measures, according to a Reuters analysis. Asia boosted clean power, including hydro and nuclear, as a share of...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 1, 2023 | Culture, Lifestyle, News, Thailand
Thailand will soon celebrate the inclusion of the Songkran Festival on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) list of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. The Cultural Promotion Department has confirmed that...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 24, 2023 | Malaysia, Lifestyle, Travel
The “Jewel of Kedah” is losing its shine. The number of visitors to Langkawi has been shrinking since September, and the island will likely miss its visitor arrivals target this year by at least half a million. Since September, the island saw a month-on-month drop of...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 18, 2023 | Cambodia, Business, Lifestyle, News
The Trust Regulator (TR) continues stabilizing the real estate sector in Cambodia, aiding its gradual recovery amid the current global economic crisis, the director-general of the TR, Sok Dara, says. Dara says that trust in the real estate sector is growing. As of...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 18, 2023 | Business, Health, Lifestyle, Thailand
Thailand’s new Cannabis-Hemp Act‘s first draft has been completed by the Public Health Ministry. It will not reclassify cannabis as a narcotic. According to Public Health Minister Chonlanan Srikaew, the new legislation is a refined version of the initial draft....
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 15, 2023 | Education, Lifestyle, Thailand, Visions
In 2017, Jo and Dan Rubinstein started a Zero-to-Hero Foundation in Thailand to help finance the Huana Pilot Project. The goal of the Pilot is to find a “model” to improve the quality of education for poor rural children. Zero-to-Hero Program in...
