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Unmasked Songkran parties dent Phuket’s reopening hopes
New York Times, Published on 26/04/2021
» PHUKET: Around the corner from the teeth-whitening clinic and the tattoo parlour with offerings in Russian, Hebrew and Chinese, near the outdoor eatery with fried rice meant to fuel sunburned tourists or tired go-go dancers, the Hooters sign has lost its H.
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Emerging Thai artist explores subjectivity of memory
New York Times, Published on 02/09/2023
» SEOUL — Sometimes a painting can be adjusted slightly and suddenly take on a new meaning for the artist. For Prae Pupityastaporn, a Thai landscape painter whose works are being presented at Frieze Seoul by the Nova Contemporary gallery in Bangkok, working with two similar paintings side by side can depict the delicate balance between memory and the present moment. An image can change ever so slightly, and ever so profoundly.
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First 3D printed rocket fails shortly after launch
New York Times, Published on 23/03/2023
» Terran 1, a rocket designed and built by the company Relativity Space, suffered a failure shortly after lifting off from a launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, late Wednesday night. A demonstration mission, the rocket was not carrying people or a customer payload, and no one was hurt.
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From Brussels to Bangkok, demonstrations of support for Ukraine
New York Times, Published on 25/02/2023
» In Brussels, they sang Ukraine’s national anthem in the rain. In Sydney, they gathered to pray. And in London, they hung paper angels from the ceiling of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, in honour of the children who have died in the war.
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'Ever Given' free, opening way for Suez traffic
New York Times, Published on 29/03/2021
» The mammoth cargo ship blocking one of the world’s most vital maritime arteries was wrenched from the shoreline and finally set free Monday, raising hopes that traffic could soon resume in the Suez Canal and limit the economic fallout of the disruption.
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Outrage grows after brutal murder of elderly Thai man in San Francisco
New York Times, Published on 28/02/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Weary of being cooped inside during the pandemic, Vicha Ratanapakdee was impatient for his regular morning walk. He washed his face, put on a baseball cap and face mask and told his wife he would have the coffee she had prepared for him when he returned. Then, on a brisk and misty Northern California winter morning last month, he stepped outside.
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Cambodia’s coronavirus complacency may exact global toll
New York Times, Published on 18/02/2020
» SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: When Cambodia’s prime minister greeted passengers on a cruise ship amid a coronavirus scare on Valentine’s Day, embraces were the order of the day. Protective masks were not.
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Boracay, idyllic Philippines resort island, is closed to tourists
New York Times, Published on 05/04/2018
» A Philippine island that became famous for the white sand beaches and coral reefs that made it a haven for travellers, and then for the rapid development and pollution that threatened its idyllic shores, has been ordered closed to tourists for six months.
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Trump heads to Asia with ambitious agenda
New York Times, Published on 03/11/2017
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump departs on his first trip to Asia on Friday weakened and scandal-scarred, ready to face off against newly empowered Chinese and Japanese leaders in a region increasingly determined to set its course without American direction.
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Damp, dark and disarrayed, Florida tackles Irma’s aftermath
New York Times, Published on 12/09/2017
» Florida emerged from Hurricane Irma on Monday as a landscape of blacked-out cities, shuttered gas stations, shattered trees and flooded streets, while the now-weakened storm kept sweeping northward.
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