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Greece starts charging tourist tax on cruises
AFP, Published on 01/07/2025
» ATHENS - Greece on Tuesday began charging a tax on island cruise ships, the latest European effort to tackle soaring visitor numbers to the continent’s most popular destinations.
Greek PM calls for calm amid 'very intense' Santorini tremors
AFP, Published on 03/02/2025
» SANTORINI (GREECE) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed for calm Monday after a wave of seismic tremors hit the tourist island of Santorini, prompting concern among locals and hundreds of departures.
CPN allots B1bn to enlarge Phuket mall
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 02/12/2024
» Retail and property developer Central Pattana Plc (CPN) has earmarked 1 billion baht to expand Central Phuket's Floresta Zone with an additional 20,000 square metres for luxury brands catering to high-end customers, 70% of whom are foreigners.
Sansiri embarks on 15-billion-baht journey in Phuket
Post Reporters, Published on 28/11/2024
» Sansiri's ambitious projects redefine luxury living, community and sustainability in Phuket.
Do blue zones hold the key to future travel?
Business, Published on 13/08/2024
» What constitutes a perfect holiday? Clearly there are vastly divergent views on this. Pundits and peripatetics have long struggled with this conundrum, never quite finding a satisfying answer.
Greek islanders dismayed by plan to scale up fish farming
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» POROS (GREECE) - On the sunny quay of the picturesque Greek island of Poros, veteran fisherman Spiros Papaioannou makes no bones about imminent plans to expand fish farming.
Handout pros
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/04/2023
» Re: "Pheu Thai's giveaway might just work", (Opinion, April 20).
Greece approves disputed museum law seen as antiquity 'export' plan
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» ATHENS - Greece's parliament on Monday approved a new law enabling the exhibition of rare antiquities outside the country, with archaeologists warning it could lead to the long-term "export" of rare items.
Myanmar junta replaces air force chief amid bombing campaign
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2022
» Myanmar's military leader has removed the head of the air force, local media and four sources close to the armed forces said, replacing one of the most senior figures in a junta that has carried out bombing raids to try to crush resistance.
Revealed: the craven corruption behind the Myanmar coup
Published on 08/09/2021
» BANGKOK/LONDON: A week after the Burmese military seized power, a Twitter account that had lain dormant for nearly a decade flickered back into life.