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Francesca Regalado

Bangkok

Thailand correspondent @NikkeiAsia. Manileña previously in Tokyo via @columbiajourn and @shudiplomacy. Email me: [email protected]

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  • 3 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Francesca Regalado

    BANGKOK -- Gone are the days when Thai Airways flight crews waltzed through Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in purple suits before changing into traditional silk dresses upon boarding. Now, they don only one outfit, a sustainability initiative that also doubled as a cost-cutting measure. Getting rid of the outfit change was the most visible reform at Thai Airways during its five-year rehabilitation from bankruptcy.

  • 3 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Francesca Regalado

    BANGKOK/CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- A 7.7-magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Mandalay, Myanmar, left 144 people dead and 732 injured in the war-ravaged country, and caused at least 10 deaths and damage in the Thai capital more than 1,000 kilometers away. The earthquake, which was 10 kilometers deep, struck at 12:50 p.m. local time or 1:20 p.m. in Thailand, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, 17 kilometers north of Myanmar's second largest city.

  • 3 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Francesca Regalado

    BANGKOK/CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- A 7.7-magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Mandalay, Myanmar, caused damage in the Thai capital more than 1,000 kilometers away and disrupted businesses and public transportation. The earthquake, which was 10 kilometers deep, struck at 1:20 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Service. The Thai Meteorological Department said the risk of a tsunami was low because the quake occurred on land.

  • 1 month ago | asia.nikkei.com | Francesca Regalado

    BANGKOK -- Chinese real estate company Beijing Haoyang will build its first data center outside China in Thailand, a 300-megawatt facility worth 72.7 billion baht ($2.2 billion) that would have the largest announced capacity in the Southeast Asian country. Thailand's Board of Investment approved the project on Monday.

  • 1 month ago | asia.nikkei.com | Francesca Regalado

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10 Apr 25

RT @NYTimesPR: We are pleased to announce that Francesca Regalado is joining the breaking news hub in Seoul as a reporter. https://t.co/BvB…

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9 Apr 25

RT @AMartinezNYT: We are excited to welcome @cheskareports to the @nytimes breaking news hub in Seoul. She’s a huge addition to our crew th…

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Francesca Regalado @cheskareports
13 Mar 25

Thank you ⁦@SABEW⁩ for recognizing ⁦@NikkeiAsia! My colleagues in SEA & HK are truly the best and I’m so pleased to share this with ⁦@cissy_chow⁩ ⁦@yifanxie⁩ ⁦@er_maulia⁩ ⁦@imnormgoh⁩ and our editor ⁦@ZColemanTK⁩. https://t.co/xFsRRX8s22