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A border run with cause to pause
B Magazine, Published on 25/02/2018
» I've now visited Myanmar twice -- for a combined total of some 30 hours.
Beach in ‘The Beach’ goes on 4-month retreat from tourists
Associated Press, Published on 28/03/2018
» Authorities have ordered the temporary closing of the beach made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie "The Beach" to halt environmental damage caused by too many tourists.
French citizen charged with raping British tourist
Reuters, Published on 10/04/2018
» A French national has been charged with raping a British backpacker on the popular holiday island of Koh Tao, police said on Tuesday.
Smear 'attacks' banned at Silom
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/04/2018
» Police will closely monitor the famous backpacker hangout of Khao San Road and the financial district of Silom until Sunday as the two prime partying spots for this weekend's Songkran festival, which officially kicks off Friday, are expected to attract huge crowds again this year.
Where to find Bangkok's best street food ...
Life, Published on 20/04/2018
» It was a few minutes after 6pm, and Lim Lao Sa, a fishball noodle stand tucked into an alleyway near the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, had just opened. Rain was falling, hard. A series of deftly arranged tarps sheltered patrons sitting on red plastic stools at a handful of tables. Water drizzled off the tarp edges, down the concrete walls and past exposed wiring. Fluorescent bulbs cast harsh shadows. Lim Lao Sa's owners -- a brother and sister who had inherited the 60-year-old business from their father -- bickered vigorously.
Philippines closes Boracay to tourists under high security
AFP, Published on 26/04/2018
» BORACAY, Philippines: The Philippines shuttered its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists on Thursday for a six-month clean-up, which the government has imposed with a muscular show of its security forces.
Nun the wiser
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 27/05/2018
» How wonderful to be back in the Land of Smiles after my week-long sojourn to Italy, as documented in this column last week.
Targeted billionaires
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 08/06/2018
» When a rich man meets his maker, I pause for few moments, not to mourn his life but to wonder what becomes of his wealth. Of no use to him now, is it buried with him? Like the pharaohs, he intends for it to accompany him in his next life? Is it inherited by his son? To do what with?
Cops know it all
News, Postbag, Published on 28/06/2018
» Re: "Body chopper not mentally ill, say cops", (BP, June 26).
Bali airport closed as volcano gushes column of ash
Associated Press, Published on 29/06/2018
» DENPASAR, Indonesia: The Indonesian tourist island of Bali closed its international airport Friday, stranding thousands of travellers, as the Mount Agung volcano gushed a 2,500-metre column of ash and smoke.