SINGAPORE: Thailand’s immigration is set to begin enforcing a digital arrival card for all visitors to the kingdom with foreign passports from May 1.

Singapore and Thailand celebrate the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic relations this year. A logo was unveiled to honour this milestone.

Catherine Wong Siow Ping, Singapore's ambassador to Thailand, left, and Lalivan Karnchanachari, vice minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, right, presided over an event to launch the 60th-anniversary logo marking Singapore-Thai diplomatic relations in Bangkok yesterday. Somchai Poomlard

Thailand's PM2.5 pollution crisis has intensified into a political issue as local elections approach on February 1. Opposition leader Natthapong Ruangpanyawut criticized Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shi

Singapore and Thailand have moved to block prediction markets platform Polymarket, adding to the regulatory hurdles facing the venue that surged in popularity during the US election.

Among individuals surveyed in six ASEAN countries, more than half (52%) prefer destinations within Southeast Asia, followed by East Asia (44%), including China, Japan, and South Korea.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that escalating tensions between the two countries could lead to catastrophic global consequences.

Singapore and Thailand have moved to block the prediction markets platform Polymarket , adding to the regulatory hurdles facing the venue that surged in popularity during the US election.

Vietnam’s rice exports to Singapore grew 28.45% to S$128.9 million (US$95.2 million) in 2024, making it the city-state's third largest rice supplier, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore.

Thailand’s immigration is set to begin enforcing a digital arrival card for all visitors to the kingdom with foreign passports from May 1. Those arriving in and departing Thailand via air, land and sea ports must fill in the card – known as the TM6 form

Asian shares rallied yesterday after US President Donald Trump said he thought he could reach a trade deal rather than impose tariffs on China.The SET index moved in a range of 1,338.29 and 1,363.92 points this week,