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'Risky' gatherings banned
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/12/2020
» The government on Wednesday banned all gatherings "posing a risk of disease transmission", effective immediately in Covid-affected zones.
A reluctant star
Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 19/12/2017
» Jay Fai has been a local legend for decades. But the award of a Michelin Star has made her into an overnight celebrity.
Vegetarian festival in full swing
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/10/2016
» The nine-day vegetarian festival kicked off last Saturday (Oct 1) and lasts until Sunday. Adherents abstain from all kinds of animal meat and animal products, including fish sauce, oyster sauce, shrimp paste and pla ra.
Nepal: Frightening mountain survival stories
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/04/2015
» Two stories from lucky survivors of the earthquake and avalanches in the area of Mt Everest, one from a diving business owner in Thailand and the other from an AFP photographer.
Slave-labour fish: Indonesia to Thailand to US (video, photos, map)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/03/2015
» "...after authorities and companies started demanding that every man be accounted for... captains began stowing corpses alongside fish in ship freezers until they arrived back in port..."
Pet animal cafes of Bangkok
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/05/2014
» Do you love rabbits? cats? dogs? Bangkok cafes that combine eating fun food with making new animal friends await you.
Lantana flowers in glass tubes
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/04/2011
» A flower arrangement featuring yellow clusters of flowers sheathed in glass tubes with strong vertical lines framed by a square.