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Travelling post-Covid
B Magazine, Published on 05/07/2020
» With the government's Rao Tiew Duay Gan scheme launched to boost domestic tourism as well as the recently-announced Songkran holidays which were moved from April to the end of this month, vacationers are drafting some itineraries to satisfy their wanderlust as many leading hotel chains and tourist attractions are offering several options of specially crafted holiday packages with extra benefits.
Foods and moods
Published on 25/06/2020
» Have you ever taken a moment to think about how hard your brain works? Your brain functions all the time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for a lifetime. It handles everything from the very basic like breathing and heartbeat to complex functions like thought, movement and senses, even while you sleep. This, in turn, would mean that the brain requires a constant power source and that comes from the foods we consume.
Rainy days & getaways
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 04/06/2020
» Interprovincial travel is now possible, although with restrictions in certain cases. Historical parks and national museums are open. Many beaches are starting to see visitors from different provinces dying for a break from the unprecedented lockdown. Still, it's going to be a long while before tourism reaches the pre-pandemic level.
Go local or go bust
Published on 29/05/2020
» Bangkok is about to enter another month of emergency decree, as the Government announced a further extension throughout June. During this time, a smattering of restaurants have awakened from a forced slumber but many others simply refuse to open under futile circumstances. At present it remains required that restaurants must practise social distancing seating at a minimum of one metre apart with partitions appropriately placed between diners and that no alcohol is to be served for dine-in guests.
The new normal
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 22/05/2020
» The curfew has been shortened. The booze ban has been lifted. Malls have reopened and so have restaurants. Bangkok is going back to normal! Or is it? As citywide measures start to ease up, Guru checks out what has changed in this city of ours. Welcome to Bangkok's new normal.
When you're free to move about the country
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/05/2020
» It's going to be a while before we find out whether or not the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures, the mass scrambles for alcoholic beverages, and the exodus over the recent long weekend will reverse the trend of the pandemic control in Thailand that seems to be going well. Let's hope they won't. At the same time, let's not forget that in many parts of this small world, the Covid-19 situation is still not getting any better.
Rohingya Ramadan changing fast
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 05/05/2020
» The holy month of Ramadan is now being observed as millions of Muslims around the world fast from sunrise to sunset.
Online markets lend help in time of need
Life, Published on 23/04/2020
» After alumni from Thailand’s leading universities set up an online marketplace on Facebook last week, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has also joined the platform with the launch of Amazing Market, a place where local entrepreneurs, farmers and craftsmen can promote and sell their goods.
A buyer's market
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 17/04/2020
» Home cooking is on the rise in this time of pandemic and isolation.