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Indonesia Extends Weather Modification Over Kalimantan

Indonesia Extends Weather Modification Over Kalimantan

Cloud-seeding flights over West and Central Kalimantan run through 14 September after 15 tons of salt over 19 sorties helped trigger rain in...
Indonesia Names 113 Wildfire Suspects as 4,741 Hectares Burn

Indonesia Names 113 Wildfire Suspects as 4,741 Hectares Burn

Police named 113 suspects over 4,741.89 hectares burned from January to early September 2026, with Riau worst hit and firms warned they face...
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria Visits Lombok

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria Visits Lombok

Crown Princess Victoria visited Lombok on 5 September as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, touring Mataram's craft hub while NTB pitched its tourism...
Costa Serena Ship to House 4,000 Asian Games Athletes

Costa Serena Ship to House 4,000 Asian Games Athletes

Japan has chartered the 290-metre Costa Serena to house 4,000 athletes at Nagoya Port for the Asian Games opening 19 September, after droppi...
25hours Hotels makes Thailand debut in Bangkok

25hours Hotels makes Thailand debut in Bangkok

Ennismore signs a 345-room 25hours Hotel Bangkok in Siam Square, opening Q1 2029 within Central Pattana's Central Central mixed-use developm...
Malaysia Leads Southeast Asia in Travel Spend Growth

Malaysia Leads Southeast Asia in Travel Spend Growth

Flight and hotel spending by Malaysians on Trip.com both grew by triple digits in H1 2026, the fastest rate in Southeast Asia, with short-ha...
Plaza Premium opens two lounges at Bangkok airport

Plaza Premium opens two lounges at Bangkok airport

Plaza Premium Group has opened two pay-per-use lounges at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi: the 51-guest Plaza Premium First and the 98-guest Thai-theme...
Air India-Drukair interline opens up Bhutan

Air India-Drukair interline opens up Bhutan

Air India and Drukair have launched an interline partnership: single-ticket bookings to Paro via Delhi, with onward links across Bhutan, Ind...