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'Perfect Japan' posts spark Gen Z social media backlash
AFP, Published on 24/03/2026
» TOKYO — Take an everyday video on any suburban transport network, add anime-style music and a rosy filter, and it is suddenly a scene from the Japanese holiday of your dreams.
Hotels slash rates to lure Songkran market
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/03/2026
» Concerned by a nosedive in European arrivals and low confidence due to fuel shortages among local travellers, hotel operators have started to offer discounts of 20-40% to attract tourists during the upcoming Songkran holiday.
Iran war: One miscalculation after another
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 24/03/2026
» Still not four full weeks into the war, and already Donald Trump's "short-term excursion" -- decapitate the Iranian regime with a surprise attack and impose harsh terms on the defeated survivors -- has morphed into a global economic crisis and a region-wide war that could destroy the wealth of all the countries on both sides of the Gulf. At the very least.
Long stay doubts
News, Published on 24/03/2026
» Re: "30-day visa-free stay 'sufficient', says minister", (BP, March 21) & "Thailand reviewing visa-free stays as local complaints pile up" & "Phuket up in arms on long‑stay visa", (BP, March 18).
Middle East war: global economic fallout
AFP, Published on 23/03/2026
» PARIS — Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:
Phanom Rung hopes 'annual charm' will bring back visitors
Published on 23/03/2026
» BURI RAM - Phanom Rung Historical Park is relying on its "annual charm" to woo back tourists driven away by the border clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops late last year.
Japanese fan-fitted jackets, other workwear a hit with foreign visitors
Published on 23/03/2026
» Jackets fitted with motorised fans have become popular with laborers during Japan's sweltering summer months, but at one workwear store in Tokyo, it is foreign visitors who are driving sales.
Thai stocks plunge, Asia shares slide as Gulf war rages
Published on 23/03/2026
» Thai shares dropped sharply on Monday, in the same direction as other markets in Asia, as the United States and Iran traded escalating threats and Israel planned for "weeks" more fighting, sending oil prices on another roller-coaster ride.
Wycombe Abbey brings 130 years of British excellence to Thailand
Published on 23/03/2026
» Bangkok is poised to strengthen its position as an emerging international education hub in Asia as Wycombe Abbey, one of the United Kingdom’s most respected educational institutions, prepares to bring its academic tradition to Thailand through the launch of Wycombe Abbey International School Bangkok*, scheduled to open in August 2026.
Start from home
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/03/2026
» Re: "Can we design universal access to compassion?", (Opinion, March 19).