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Green recovery
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 21/06/2021
» While Covid-19 continues to rage across the world, the Singapore government is pushing ahead with an ambitious sustainability strategy to build back an even stringer economy and society in the post-pandemic era.
Let's learn to coexist with Covid-19
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/01/2021
» Once a bustling business district, Khao San Road looked like a ghost town when I dropped by last week. Most of the shops and restaurants in the area, one of Bangkok's top tourist attractions, were closed. There were no visitors; I saw only a few vendors and passers-by.
Clock ticking for Phuket to reinvent itself
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 14/09/2020
» Phuket, Thailand's top tourist destination, has experienced the worst hardship in the country as a result of travel restrictions with international airports shut down for almost six months.
Phuket must face demons, or end is nigh
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/07/2018
» My condolences to the families of the 47 Chinese holidaymakers who were killed when the diving boat they were on sank in the waters off Phuket in a fierce storm on July 5. It's a massive loss.
Drowning in generosity
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/03/2016
» ‘Again?” Chai Tamuen, 42, thought when he saw Mekong water rising at the riverbank of Chiang Khan district in Loei eight days ago.
A community stares at its demise
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/06/2015
» At a popular breakfast joint under a big tamarind tree, locals drop by for a bite to eat and a chat on the future of their community that is at the mercy of the controversial Pak Bara project.
Buri Ram on fast track for F1 races
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/10/2014
» Buri Ram: Up to 70,000 people descended on Buri Ram this weekend as Thailand's first motor circuit capable of hosting F1 racing opened its doors.
High alert against bird flu
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/04/2013
» Health units nationwide have gone on high alert against the H7N9 virus, a new strain of avian influenza, after it claimed its sixth victim in China.