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Holi festival - what is it and how do people celebrate the Hindu festival

The holiday is usually celebrated over the course of two days

Manchester Evening News · Mar 6, 2023

Happy Holi 2023: Best Messages, Quotes, Wishes and Images to share on Holi

One of the most loved festivals in India - Holi - is here! People celebrate it by embracing the spring and summer season and playing Holi with water and colors. It is also called the festival of colors. People also eat special sweets like gujiya and enjoy refreshing thandai.

The Times of India · Mar 6, 2023

Arunachal Pradesh: Army celebrates week-long Losar festival with Monpa tribe in Tawang

Keeping up its close association with the local Monpa Tribe of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian Army participated in the week-long festivities of the Losar festival. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 6, 2023

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Indonesia landslide kills 15, dozens feared missing

JAKARTA: At least 15 people were killed and dozens feared missing after torrential rains and landslides battered one of Indonesia's outermost islands bordering the South China Sea, disaster officials said Monday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023

Landslide kills at least 11 in Indonesia's remote Natuna region

At least 11 people have died in the Indonesian region of Natuna on Monday after a landslide buried houses amid heavy rainfall, the country's disaster mitigation agency said.

Reuters · Mar 6, 2023

Virtuoso agency names world's top leisure travel destinations for 2023

Perhaps Paris’ soaring trendiness can be partially attributed to the popularity of the Netflix series "Emily in Paris," which depicts a pretty idyllic version of the ancient French capital.

Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2023

What is the Holi Festival of Colours and where I can celebrate it in London?

What is the festival, when is it, and where can I celebrate in London today?

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2023

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Dead man washes ashore in Chumphon

The body of a dead man was found washed ashore in Pathiu district of Chumphon on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023

Macaques bound for China found stuffed in smugglers' cages

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Forty-seven macaques being smuggled out of Thailand for probable use in Chinese traditional medicine were found crammed into plastic cages on the back of pickup truck in Sung Noen district, Nakhon Ratchasima, on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023

West Bengal: Forest officials foil smuggling bid, 3 kgs of elephant ivory seized, 1 held

Officials of the Belakoba forest range on Sunday seized one piece of elephant ivory, weighing three kgs, and arrested one person, accused of smuggling, in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 6, 2023

Policeman killed in paraglider crash

KHON KAEN: A police officer was killed when the powered paraglider he was flying over Ubol Ratana Dam in Ubol Ratana district crashed on Sunday afternoon.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023

Prayut to be discharged from hospital

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will be discharged from Phramongkutklao Hospital in Bangkok on Monday evening, after being admitted for treatment for a swollen right hand on Saturday, hospital director Maj Gen Thamrongroj Temudom said.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023

Dead man washed ashore in Chumphon

The decomposed body of an unidentified dead man was found washed ashore in Pathiu district of Chumphon on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023

Tanker caught with cargo of smuggled petrol

SAMUT PRAKAN: A tanker ship with a contraband cargo of 710,000 litres of petrol was stopped and seized in the Chao Phraya river estuary by a navy patrol early on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023

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Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023

Slapped reveller seeks legal action

An American tourist lodged a complaint with Crime Suppression Division police against a nightclub owner and two of his security guards on Khao San Road, after he was slapped and handcuffed by one of the guards last month.

Bangkok Post · Mar 5, 2023

Slapped Khao San tourist seeks legal action

An American tourist yesterday lodged a complaint with police against a nightclub owner and two of his security guards on Khao San Road, after he was slapped and handcuffed by one of the guards last month.

Bangkok Post · Mar 5, 2023

Tunnel excavation begins on Den Chai-Chiang Rai tracks

The State Railway of Thailand has started excavating the 6.2-kilometre tunnel which will connect Den Chai in Phrae with Chiang Rai's Chiang Khong district, which lies on the banks of the Mekong River.

Bangkok Post · Mar 5, 2023

Kaeng som 'still popular'

Despite coming in 12th in TasteAtlas' most recent Worst-Rated Dishes in the World, a distinction which sparked lively debate among Thailand's netizens, vendors have reported no drop in sales of kaeng som.

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The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

Funeral of Thai 'cave boy' who died in UK ends with prayers

Mourners have filled a temple chamber for a final prayer session in northern Thailand for one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in 2018 who died at school in England last month

Dynamite News · Mar 5, 2023

Tourist special train from Delhi to northeast states to run on March 21; here's details with itinerary

Indian Railways will operate a Bharat Gaurav tourist train from the national capital to cover some of the northeastern states. Read further on Dynamite News:

Bangkok Post · Mar 5, 2023

Bail opposed for aide to 'Inspector Sua', 5 others in gambling case

Police took a close aide to “Inspector Sua”, a policeman accused of involvement in a multi-billion-baht gambling network, and five others to the Criminal Court to seek their detention for 12 days.

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

AP Photos: Women with sticks perform Indian festival ritual

Hundreds of women in two north Indian towns celebrated "Holi,” the Hindu festival of colors, by playfully hitting men with wooden sticks in response to their teasing as part of a ritual.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2023

Inside the world of Nepal's misunderstood Sherpas

The tiny village of Kurima, deep in the forested mountains that lie below Mount Everest, has been home to Sherpa families for generations. But tourism and development have put the traditional Sherpa culture at risk.

Bangkok Post · Mar 4, 2023

Police chip away at network of 'Inspector Sua'

Police say they plan to apprehend more holders of “mule” accounts and freeze more assets of a multi-billion-baht gambling network allegedly run by a policeman known as “Inspector Sua”.

Bangkok Post · Mar 4, 2023

Wild Boar Dom's ashes come home

The ashes of young “Wild Boars” footballer Duangphet “Dom” Phromthep were returned to the embrace of his grieving family in Thailand on Saturday following his sudden death and cremation in England.

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