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Vibrancy, charm and fresh fish
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 21/08/2014
» In the southern tip of Thailand, where outbreaks of violence have finally begun to decrease, Narathiwat city, located in the eponymous province, remains a nice, lovely border town.
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Bangkok begins
Life, Published on 04/09/2014
» Bangkok, with its congested traffic, choking pollution and lack of driver courtesy, is unlikely to be on many cyclists' dream destination lists. But there are still some secluded areas with a little history and culture where a bicycle tour is a great way to spend the day.
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Dutch treat in Ayutthaya
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 03/07/2014
» Nestled on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River in the ruins of the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, next to Wat Phananchoeng and the remains of the old Japanese quarter, is a building of red and white bricks erected in memory of the Dutch settlement which had its headquarters here from the early 17th to the mid-18th century. Opened to the general public last year, Baan Hollanda now serves as an information centre on early Thai-Dutch relations.
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Confusion as PM forced out (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/05/2014
» The threat of a political vacuum has lessened a bit today after the NACC indicted former PM Yingluck Shinawatra for her role in the government rice-pledging scheme, but spared her replacement and said it was not seeking the ouster of the cabinet.
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Thais should bend, not break
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/03/2014
» Despite years of continuous attempts to instil the desire for a ‘‘new Thai state’’ in its members, the Red Shirts’ recent open threat to separate the North and the Northeast from the Kingdom of Thailand turned out to be a fatal blooper.
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April: Month of political chaos?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/03/2014
» Latest: PM testifies in person at NACC. Analysts say political temperatures could be at hot season levels during April as court decisions threaten to break the caretaker government, prompting a response from its red-shirt supporters.
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Chilling out in Castile
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 19/12/2013
» With chilly winters predicted for many parts of the Northern Hemisphere this year, the Iberian Peninsula, long a favourite retreat for denizens of northern Europe, holds out the prospect of milder weather (daytime temperatures rarely dropping below zero Celsius) than other parts of the continent and more bright, sunny days.
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Reaching mobile users
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 31/10/2013
» About on-third of hospitality businesses globally have not done anything to reach mobile users despite the fact that most travellers worldwide use their mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets while travelling, according to the Trip-Barometer Mobile and Social Trends survey by TripAdvisor.
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Peeking into the past
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 10/10/2013
» Several important dates in modern Thai history happen to fall in October. The 23rd is Chulalongkorn Memorial Day, a public holiday declared to mark the legacy of King Rama V, the farsighted monarch credited with abolishing slavery and modernising many aspects of our society.
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First port of call
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/10/2013
» Located about 30km southwest of Seoul, Incheon was the site of a famous battle during the Korean War. More recently, thanks to the construction of the international airport there, it has become known as the gateway to South Korea. A fact that many tourists overlook, however, is that this coastal settlement has long been an important commercial port and, despite its proximity to the capital, has evolved a distinct identity of its own.
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