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Registrations for tourism businesses grow in 2023

The country's tourism sector has experienced a robust recovery based on new registrations of tourism-related businesses in the first four months of this year.

Bangkok Post

Kishan Reddy demands status of complaints received on ‘Dharani’ portal

The Dharani Portal of Telangana government which was claimed to create hassle free ownership of lands in rural areas is making life difficult for the farmers due to umpteen errors in records, which cannot be corrected at local level, says Union Minister Kishan Reddy

The Hindu

Moment arrested Brit tourist launches attack on Thailand tuk tuk driver in street brawl

The tuk tuk taxi driver, Armin Longklang, demanded compensation for the damage caused to his vehicle, prompting the foreigners to debate the incident in Thailand

Daily Mirror

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Your horoscope for 12-18 May

Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond!

Bangkok Post

In Thailand’s north, opposition vies for votes in skewed system

Pheu Thai and MFP should be allies but the military’s outsized election influence forces them to fight for every seat.

Al Jazeera

Flavours of Sikkim

Menu items, such as the Himalayan Calzone, Dalle Fries, and Shanghai Pasta, are unique fusion cuisine creations and carefully crafted to highlight the best flavours and ingredients from different regions.

The Hindu

Tour guides fight back with proposal to party candidates

Tour guides have submitted a proposal to prime ministerial candidates of several political parties in a bid to eliminate illegal tour guides and nominee businesses.

Bangkok Post

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Uptick in consumer confidence persists

Consumer confidence in April rose for an 11th straight month, reaching the highest level in 38 months, helped by a reduction in Covid-19 infections, the recovery of domestic tourism and lively election campaigns nationwide.

Bangkok Post

Gems of Araku showcases the region’s finest artisanal coffee grown by tribal farmers

The annual harvest festival of Gems of Araku showcases the region’s artisanal coffee grown by over 12,000 small and marginal tribal coffee farmers

The Hindu

Palani panchamirtham, the first temple prasadam to bag the GI tag

The panchamirtham given at Sri Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple at Palani in Dindigul district is a crowd favourite. It was the first temple prasadam in the State to have bagged the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2019

The Hindu

TAT targets Middle Eastern tourists

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) wants to attract high-spending visitors from the Middle East in the second half of this year, aiming to use the market as a new tourism growth engine.

Bangkok Post

The struggle to keep a 124-year-old railway station in Odisha alive

The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage and locals in the southern part of the State demand the conservation of the Paralakhemundi station master’s office and other structures, as modernisation gets under way.

The Hindu

Saha unit allocates B6bn for tower project

KingBridge Tower Co, a unit of Saha Group, has invested 6 billion baht to build KingBridge Tower, targeting office space for rent.

Bangkok Post

A mystical land

With the chilly winter breeze subsiding, Taiwan is gaining favour with Thai tourists looking for short-haul affordable holidays. My recent trip to Taipei coincided with the launch of the "Taiwan The Lucky Land" campaign, which offers foreign visitors the chance to win NT$5,000 (5,470 baht) in coupons as pocket money…

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Thai women win 4x100m relay title

The Thai women's 4x100m relay team won the gold medal at the SEA Games in Cambodia on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Grand start to Ganga Jatara, Tirupati’s own annual folk fest

The traditional festival is observed with great reverence by the native residents of Tirupati, who converge at their hometown for this event, wherever they are settled across the globe. According to the folklore, the goddess is worshipped as the younger sister of Lord Venkateswara of Tirumala.

The Hindu

Village Ticket takes Chennai back to its rural roots

The fourth edition of Village Ticket held between May 5 and 7 curated the highlights of a rural experience for the city populace

Bangkok Post

Class is in session

Last Saturday, a crowd of children with their families, as well as politicians and their supporters, braved the blistering summer heat to gather at the "Candidate Classroom" event where representatives of six political parties discussed Thai education and the rights of children within schools. Styled as a game show, "Candidate…

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TAT eyes 1m Chinese visitors in October

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hopes the Chinese market can surge to 1 million arrivals per month in October, as occurred in 2019, thanks to increasing flight capacity and an influx of demand during high season, with e-visa issues resolved by that time.

Bangkok Post

Kieran decimates rivals for 2nd gold

Thailand's Kieran Tuntivate claimed his second gold medal of the 32nd SEA Games after winning the men's 5,000m title in Phnom Penh on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Celebrity couple arraigned in Forex-3D Ponzi case

Prosecutors have indicted celebrity couple "DJ Man" and his singer-wife "Baitoey" and four others for alleged fraud in the multi-billion-baht Forex-3D Ponzi case.

Bangkok Post

Yellow Line delay irks Dems

Representatives of the Democratic Party have urged the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to speed up the opening of the Yellow Line service.

Bangkok Post

Phuket tourism set to take a bigger hit

Foreign arrivals to Phuket may plunge to a lower than expected level during the upcoming low season, due largely to the slowdown of the Chinese market and the bankruptcy of an Indian airline.

Bangkok Post

First term spending to reach B57.8bn

People's spending ahead of the first term of school, which starts in the middle of this month, is expected to reach 57.8 billion baht, the highest since the survey was first conducted in 2010.

Bangkok Post

Clergy reform long overdue

The recent downfall of a well-known monk has again exposed a darker reality beneath the serene surface of Thai Buddhism: monks' sexual misconduct and the theft of temple funds.

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