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Shining a light on life, Singapore-style
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 23/01/2024
» After nightfall, travellers and local residents will be able to gather at the National Gallery Singapore and immerse themselves in vibrant visual art scenes as Light To Night Singapore makes a comeback for its eighth edition on Feb 8.
Struggle for survival
Life, Published on 04/11/2021
» In early 2020, just as the Covid-19 pandemic was peaking in China, Sasapin Siriwanij, artistic director of Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting (BIPAM), departed Thailand for a month-long performance tour in northern Europe. Her trip was quickly interrupted, however, by the rapid spread of the pandemic across the continent. After spending several days in limbo, Sasapin regretfully headed home to Bangkok, where she was compelled by the Thai government to spend a fortnight in self-quarantine. Every arts festival in which Sasapin had intended to participate would soon thereafter be cancelled, postponed indefinitely, or converted to an online format.
Tourism policy needs a broader context
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 01/03/2010
» With the focus of the travel and tourism industry now shifting to strategies designed to capitalise on the nascent global economic recovery, the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued a report calling for a "whole of government" approach to tourism policy.