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Surfing in Phuket
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/10/2013
» Phuket's surfing season runs from May to October, small waves great for beginnners & competitions on Phuket's many beaches for more experienced surfers.
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Going bananas over the 'Day-O' song
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/05/2023
» The recent death of the gifted Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte at the age of 96 inevitably sparked memories of when his biggest hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" swept the globe, including Britain.
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Stop cheating tourists: Call from Europe
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/06/2013
» Diplomats from 18 European countries come to Phuket & ask govt officials to stop allowing tourists to be cheated. Govt mission to China apologizes for cheating Chinese tourists.
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Thai Navy "Gangnam Style" scores a hit
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/10/2012
» With 400,000 views a light-hearted video made by Phuket Navy for retirement party is now nationwide hit on YouTube.
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Riding the South Korean wave
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/12/2021
» Looking back on the year in music, the global phenomenon BTS helped propel the fan base expansion of K-pop groups into the United States. BTS, the seven-member boy band, continues to break recording history and open new frontiers for Asian artists. In March, IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, named BTS as its Global Recording Artist of the Year 2020. The septet won over Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd and Billie Eilish, who ranked second to fifth place respectively. The boy band was the first Asian artist to win the IFPT Global Recording Artist of the Year Award.
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A glimmer of hope in dark times
News, Published on 23/02/2020
» The recent wave of shootings and constant fear over the coronavirus recalls what Claudius said in Hamlet: "When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions". And these "battalions" of sorrow have been plunging Thais into deep depression.
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Dark enough for you?
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 20/08/2018
» 'Dark tourism" is an interesting concept that did not come to my attention until I watched a Netflix series recently. Few countries actively promote offbeat or slightly dangerous pursuits but it's a niche with potential, if managed carefully -- even if it's hard to explain to your insurer.
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Holidays from hell
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/07/2013
» When violent, unforeseen events turn your dream vacation into a nightmare, who can you turn to for help and who is ultimately at fault?
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Learning English: Not what it used to be
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/04/2013
» The internet is making it incredibly easy and fun to learn English. There are hundreds of learning English websites, but it is just as easy to “do it yourself”. Here’s an example featuring the latest news from the pop music world.
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James Bond's 50th birthday
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/10/2012
» James Bond's world of fast cars, girls, guns, gambling & fighting bad guys, captures 50 years of male fantasy & dreams.
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