BANGKOK, June 25 (Bloomberg): A weaker currency and the recent legalization of cannabis may help attract more tourists back to Thailand as it ends most pandemic-induced curbs, Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said. "A surge in oil prices makes traveling costs higher everywhere, but the weak Thai baht and a not-that-high cost of living will make us stand … [Read more...] about Cannabis and currency may help lure travellers back to Thailand; govt also assures all famous nightlife will now be back on track
Surveying about the number of cases due to covid 19 pandemic in quezon province
Fresh transport strikes hit UK, mainland Europe
A message board warns of busy roads on the M3 motorway as commuters make their way to central London on June 21, 2022 amid the biggest rail strike in over 30 years to hit the UK. – Rush-hour commuters in the UK faced chaos as railway workers began the network’s biggest strike action in more than three decades, with a cost-of-living crisis threatening wider industrial action. … [Read more...] about Fresh transport strikes hit UK, mainland Europe
Sport-Hockey, triathlon join raft of sports reviewing transgender policy
(Reuters) -The International Hockey Federation (IHF) and World Triathlon have joined a raft of governing bodies reviewing their policy on the involvement of transgender athletes in women's sport following last weekend's ruling by swimming's top body FINA. On Sunday, FINA voted to ban anyone who has been through male puberty from elite women's competitions and to create a … [Read more...] about Sport-Hockey, triathlon join raft of sports reviewing transgender policy
Sport-Badminton federation begins research process for transgender policy
(Reuters) - Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Thursday it has started a research process to help it make "evidence-based decisions" for its policy on the involvement of transgender athletes in the sport. Badminton's governing body is the latest to undertake a review of its guidelines following last weekend's ruling by global swimming's top body FINA, which voted to … [Read more...] about Sport-Badminton federation begins research process for transgender policy
Olympics-Women’s Nordic combined not part of 2026 Olympics-IOC
(Reuters) -Women's Nordic combined will not feature in the programme of the 2026 Milan and Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy because it lacks universality and the men's Olympic spot is also at risk due to low interest, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. The decision means Nordic combined, where athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping, remains … [Read more...] about Olympics-Women’s Nordic combined not part of 2026 Olympics-IOC