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    Louvre museum reopens after 16-week virus shutdown

    AFP, Published on 06/07/2020

    » PARIS: The Louvre, the world's most visited museum, reopens after its coronavirus closure Monday, but with nearly a third of its galleries still shut.

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    Blowing bubbles fading dreams

    Published on 20/08/2020

    » I reckon "I'm forever blowing bubbles," the 1920s Tin Pan Alley ditty and anthem of the UK Premier League football club West Ham United, sums up the muddle facing the travel industry.

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    The whole-body healthcare experience

    Published on 30/12/2020

    » A friend tells you that he feels "extremely drained," you immediately know what he means.

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    Blessings and prosperity

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/02/2021

    » Red paper lanterns are hung in rows inside the compound of the Tai Hong Kong shrine on Phlab Phla Chai Road in Chinatown. The smell of incense sticks infuses in the air.

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    Trouble in paradise

    Life, Published on 15/04/2021

    » It has been a bad year for tourism and a boom in the travel and hospitality sector would no doubt be good for the economy. However, it could also be a nightmare for people living and working amid the flux of transient tourists. It wasn't that long ago that we saw media reports of tourist misbehaviour from carving names on ancient Egyptian bas reliefs to chasing geishas down the streets in Kyoto. Around the world, countries are looking for ways to curb bad behaviour from tourists. Iceland, for instance, launched the Inspired by Iceland pledge in June 2017 that urges tourists to travel responsibly. Apart from implementing official rules, a recent research study reveals that poor tourist behaviour could be reduced by simply making the tourists feel closer to the locals.

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    Hopes of luck, wealth and prosperity

    Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 27/01/2022

    » Next week, the ox will pass the baton to the tiger, and a swarm of red-shirted pilgrims will rush to revered temples to pray to the gods for good fortune and wealth in the year to come.

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    Challenges for Asean

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/04/2022

    » Over two years after the coronavirus emerged, countries across Asia are slowly beginning to recover. In Southeast Asia, economic growth is projected to pick up to 5.1% this year, from 3.2% in 2021. With 400 million people, or 59% of the population, fully vaccinated, many economies are well on the way to reopening.

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    Recalling Bangkok's dark side

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/06/2022

    » Many places are veiled in darkness. Arguably, they were once -- or still -- a reminder of things that should be left unsaid. You may entertain the thought of them, but should not make them known. Who wants to hear of social evil and death? But these places can offer a deeper understanding of what our city is made of.

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    Beyond the beach

    Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 10/11/2022

    » After a one-hour journey from Bangkok to the southern town of Trang, the pilot announced we were landing, but our plane took off again a few minutes later. I looked out the window and spotted rain clouds forming over the airport and runway. Due to poor visibility, the pilot opted to return to Bangkok before changing his mind and landing temporarily in Krabi.

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    Welcome back

    Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 22/12/2022

    » As the world has recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic's three-year assault, the Tiger will hand the baton off to the Rabbit. The 2022 countdown celebration was ultimately toned down when Omicron infections quickly spread and the number of new Covid-19 cases in Thailand exceeded 20,000 in February.

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