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Summer sojourns in and out of Thailand
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 16/07/2025
» With the onset of the monsoons, coupled with the heat in the Thai capital (and yes, we are talking about the weather, for once), it is time to experience the onslaught of milder summer. Guru By Bangkok Post lists places where you can chill in the cool summer breeze.
Dear DOGE, it's high time to tear down those dams!
News, Published on 12/07/2025
» No big government infrastructure project made an imprint on the landscape and economy of the West more than the US Bureau of Reclamation's 20th century dam-building spree, which peppered 490 dams across the country, created an agricultural civilisation dependent on federal hydrology civil engineering, and brought about a welter of environmental difficulties after drying up dozens of once-healthy rivers.
Inno Precast moves away from housing
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 10/07/2025
» Inno Precast, a manufacturer and distributor of precast concrete, is shifting its focus to non-residential projects and end users, as the stagnant housing market is expected to take at least two years to recover.
Brighton College Bangkok Vibhavadi Welcomes Founding Head Master: Mr. Crispian Waterman
Published on 09/07/2025
» We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Crispian Waterman as the Founding Head Master of Brighton College Bangkok Vibhavadi, opening in August 2025.
Asia’s Luxury Travellers Now Choose Purpose Over Perks
Published on 03/07/2025
» A new era of luxury travel is taking shape across Asia Pacific, defined by purpose, personalisation, and profound lifestyle shifts. According to a new study from the Luxury Group by Marriott International, high-net-worth (HNW) travellers in the region are recalibrating how, where, and why they travel – prioritising wellbeing, immersive experiences, emotional value and intentional design over volume and extravagance.
Tropical Island Escapes Await at The Naka Island, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Phuket
Published on 01/07/2025
» The Naka Island, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Phuket, a secluded five-star sanctuary nestled on a tropical island in the Andaman Sea, invites discerning travellers to escape the everyday and immerse themselves in paradise through inspiring cultural and natural experiences, surrounded by soft white sands, turquoise seas, and lush forested landscapes.
Southern Europe roasts as temperatures soar
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» ROME - Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures Monday as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings.
France imposes smoking ban on beaches, parks
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» PARIS - France on Sunday banned smoking in parks and on beaches, part of efforts to protect the public from passive smoke and create the country's first non-smoking generation.
Cold baths, climate shelters as Southern Europe heatwave intensifies
AFP, Published on 29/06/2025
» ROME - Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter Sunday and protect the most vulnerable as punishing temperatures from Spain to Portugal, Italy and France climbed higher in the summer's first major heatwave.
Europe bakes in summer’s first heatwave
AFP, Published on 28/06/2025
» MARSEILLE - Southern Europeans braced on Saturday for the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermometers on the world’s fastest-warming continent increasingly into the red.