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China's impact on Thailand
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/08/2015
» The total number of Chinese tourists to Thailand during the seven months of this year has surpassed the total of Chinese arrivals in 2014.
Nepal reopens Annapurna circuit
Published on 24/07/2015
» KATHMANDU — Nepal reopened its most popular trekking trail to tourists on Thursday after international experts said it was safe, three months after two devastating earthquakes led the government to close most hiking routes.
Where big beasts flourish
Life, L. Bruce Kekulé, Published on 30/04/2015
» Kaziranga, a Unesco World Heritage Site, is situated in the state of Assam in northeast India, and encompasses some 267m² of grassland, wetland and river habitat, plus a buffer zone amounting to another 248m². Over time, the Assamese have created one of the greatest protected areas in the world.
Kandy crush
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/12/2014
» Large billboards and posters of Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa can be seen everywhere in Colombo, the capital of the country, Kandy, the second largest city, and along various streets and towns.
Hagupit now a tropical depression (Updated Tuesday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/12/2014
» Hagupit has weakened further and is now classified as a tropical depression at it leaves the Philippines. The death toll has risen to 27, but that has to be considered a victory for authorities after thousands were killed last year by Super Typhoon Haiyan.
When two became one
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/11/2014
» At first glance, a graffitied wall on Bernauer Strasse in the central area of the German capital looks like any other abandoned wall. In fact it is part of the Berlin Wall Memorial, an outdoor exhibition area that has been preserved since the fall of the wall on Nov 9, 1989.
Italian travellers opt for TTS insurance
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/09/2014
» Italian travellers are the largest group to have purchased online travel insurance from the Thailand Travel Shield campaign.
Hired killer apologizes, regrets killing parents
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/04/2014
» Hired killer learns was hired to kill parents, feels sorry. Was promised car, gold necklaces & Buddha amulets for the killing.
Porcelain festival
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 13/03/2014
» The “Fifth Benjarong Don Kai Dee Fair” will take place during March 14-16 at the business centre of Don Kai Dee, a benjarong porcelain-making village in Krathum Ban, Samut Sakhon.
Personal protection expats should have
Spectrum, Andrew Wood, Published on 23/02/2014
» Many expats sincerely believe that mishaps and accidents will never happen to them. They continue their daily lives almost in oblivion and never think of the consequences of sickness or accidents. It is only when someone becomes the victim of a life-changing event or witnesses the devastation it can cause — maybe to a friend or family — that they actually realise and accept that this actually happens to real people.