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    From past to present

    Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 24/11/2022

    » On a Saturday morning, I strolled through a maze of narrow lanes in quest of a simple brunch at Bang Namphueng Floating Market, located in the Thai-Mon community of Bang Krachao. This was my second visit in two years and this time it was merely a stopover on my way to Samut Prakan.

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    Year of Turbulence

    Asia focus, Published on 27/12/2021

    » Pandemic drags on recovery: In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, many Asian countries had enviable success, avoiding large-scale outbreaks and mass deaths. But the arrival of the more transmissible Delta variant this year and sluggish vaccine rollouts compounded by low availability sent cases surging. Combined with poor monitoring and easy movement among countries, often unofficially, Southeast Asia became a virus hotspot. The ballooning health crisis collided with churning political discontent in the case of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. Economically, the new wave of infections, and attendant restrictions imposed to curb the spread, stalled recoveries. After nearly two years of strict border controls, many countries started to loosen up and live with Covid. But the rise of the Omicron variant now threatens to scuttle those tentative reopening plans and usher in a third year of economic anxiety.

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    Heritage along the tracks

    Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 29/04/2021

    » Thanks to extensions of the rapid transit system, getting around Bangkok has become easier and more convenient than ever before.

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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.

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    Adapting new handwashing solutions

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 18/05/2020

    » Considering its microscopic size, it's amazing how the novel coronavirus has easily kept us humans -- the species which rules the planet -- tamely at bay. Millions of people around the globe are now spending time confining themselves at home rather than venturing outside. As a result, various aspects of life, from finance to romance and so much in between, need to change. Some of these behavioural changes have already become or are predicted to become, the so-called new normal.

  • News & article

    Three investment themes for February

    Business, Published on 08/02/2020

    » In January, the Thai equity market was buffeted by several negative factors. The spread of the coronavirus drove the SET index sharply lower to finish the month at 1.514.14 points.

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    Criminals exploiting 'fears of contagion'

    News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/04/2020

    » The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has seen its workload increase recently due to crimes related to the coronavirus pandemic, its chief warned yesterday.

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