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Global travel erases places we love
News, Richard Florida and Carlo Ratti, Published on 17/03/2026
» Venice is drowning -- not just in rising waters but also in tourists. The city is charging a day-tripper fee and has banned large tour groups and loudspeakers in an effort to curb the crush. Barcelona residents march with squirt guns and "Tourists go home" signs to protest rising rents and crowds. Amsterdam is moving to cap and eventually ban ocean-going cruise ships to reduce pollution and visitor pressure.
Italy awards top honours to Khunying Patama and Dr Somsak
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/08/2025
» Italy has bestowed two of its highest national honours on two prominent Thai figures in recognition of their exceptional contributions to international relations, philanthropy and the strengthening of cultural and economic ties between Italy and Thailand.
Cops nab 9 in raids on app-based loan sharks
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/08/2021
» Police arrested nine people during coordinated raids on premises believed to have been used for illegal app-based loan-sharking in Bangkok and Chon Buri.
City planning in the post-Covid-19 era will be very different
News, Patricia Viel, Published on 02/05/2020
» Our cities will not be the same after Covid-19. Nor should they be. In Italy, as elsewhere, the public-health crisis has put us on the defensive. Our hospitals have been inadequate. And our cities, having been planned to meet our needs at a particular moment that looks nothing like the present, have fuelled contagion.
Thais spread their wings on the Algarve
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 06/01/2020
» An easy lifestyle, low cost of living and friendly people are among the reasons many Thais choose to live and work in Portugal.
Laureates urge govt to tackle inequality
News, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 12/09/2019
» Eminent scholars and Fukuoka Prize laureates, Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker, addressed the country's growing social inequality at a symposium held to mark the 30th Fukuoka Prize on Tuesday.