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    Rite of passage

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/03/2014

    » While we Thais celebrate Songkran with much splashing of water, the people of Nepal mark the start of their traditional New Year by pulling along the streets of their town a large wooden chariot containing a statue of Bhairav, a fierce manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva.

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    On the path close to home

    Life, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 27/03/2014

    » A couple of years back a lot of people doubted if the phenomenal surge in popularity of cycling in Thailand would last longer than the time an idle bike tyre could hold air.

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    Get on your bike in Nan

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/03/2014

    » To promote a low-carbon-emissions tourism campaign in Nan, the municipality has been presented with a consignment of bicycles by Dasta, the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration.

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    Fruit Fair in Samut Songkhram

    Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/03/2014

    » From March 28 to April 7, those wishing to taste and buy Samut Songkhram’s famous lychees are invited to the “Great Lychees of Samut Songkhram Festival” which will be held in front of the provincial hall. Lychees from Samut Songkhram province are famed for their sweetness. The most popular strain is khom, which bears a sweet, crunchy heart-shaped fruit covered with a dark red peel. Orchards here yield a total of 6,000 tonnes of lychees per year.

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    Rush-hour revelations

    Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 27/03/2014

    » Negotiating the busy streets of central Bangkok by bike can be a hair-raising experience at the best of times. In broad daylight, one at least has a better chance of seeing manic motorists, jaywalking pedestrians, dozing dogs and other obstacles in time to take evasive action. But traversing the downtown area on two wheels after dark is surely a recipe for disaster. Which is why I am so nervous about signing up for a bicycle tour of the city, organised by a firm called Co Van Kessel, which starts just before sunset.

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