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Difficult roads ahead
Life, Published on 31/12/2020
» Thailand expects to face a long drought period in the international tourism market from now until the first half of next year, according to the Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
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Tracking the path of the virus
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 29/12/2020
» From an animal market in Wuhan, to the spread of the novel coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess, to Seoul's nightclub scene, the virus has still not stopped wreaking havoc on the world's population. Just last week, the first case of Covid-19 was reported in Antarctica at a Chilean research station.
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Looking at the positives of lockdown
B Magazine, Published on 17/05/2020
» Covid-19 is like a command from Mother Nature ordering us to stay still. Of course, it is natural that after staying at home for a while, many people are craving freedom and are anxious to resume their usual lifestyle. People are frustrated by not knowing when the lockdown order will come to an end or at least ease up. However, when looking at the situation from a different perspective, being forced to restrict your movement has a silver lining as it has brought tremendous advantages and remarkable social values worthy for us to adhere to in a new normal way of life.
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No helmet? No problem
Published on 26/09/2019
» It isn’t just in Thai boxing where the lives and limbs of young Thais are at risk daily. Thai teens are even more at a threat of suffering severe injuries, or dying, on the country’s roads. These roads can turn into veritable slaughterhouses during certain periods such as the Songkran holiday with its freewheeling atmosphere and widespread drunkenness.
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Driven to Drink
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 07/01/2018
» There are two categories where you can find Thailand sitting at the top of the world charts.
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Entertained to death
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 16/04/2017
» As I write this column, a pickup truck travelling home to Hat Yai for Songkran has just crashed, killing two and seriously injuring another five of the same family. The pickup in question lost control and slammed into trees on the side of the road in the province of Prachuap Khiri Khan, just past Hua Hin. The driver was killed instantly.
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The killjoys are winning
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 29/11/2015
» While the world was in lockdown over the threat of global terrorism this past week, here in Thailand we were in lockdown too, but for different reasons. Our lives were not in danger from crazed AK-47-wielding suicide bombers. Our danger came in the form of banana leaves, joss sticks and a candle.
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Here's a sobering thought, why not enforce the law?
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 14/12/2014
» If you had chanced to look up at the sky these past few weeks, you would have been surprised by what you may have seen.
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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.
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Faking is almost as good as real
Life, Published on 09/04/2012
» Every long holiday weekend, as people throng out of the city to enjoy the much awaited vacation, hundreds never return home. And one major activity for news media during festive seasons is counting the death toll from road accidents.
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