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Banyan Tree Krabi

Normally after the rush of high season, few would dare go out and brave the rain. But it can be a good time to make a journey to the southwest. Despite thick cloud and patchy drizzle, I found peace at a remote seaside resort. Only a 40-minute drive from the…

Bangkok Post · Jul 5, 2023

Centara launches exciting Isan offers

Centara Hotels & Resorts launches Love Isaan offers valid for a limited time at three hotels in the northeastern region.

Bangkok Post · Jul 5, 2023

Tracing ancestry

With Thailand serving as a significant commercial hub for centuries, Chinese merchants played a key role in bridging cultural linkages through marine trade prior to the establishment of diplomatic ties between Thailand and China in 1975. To celebrate the 48th anniversary of this milestone, Life explores Bangkok's early communities to…

Bangkok Post · Jul 5, 2023

Meet the movers and shakers: Bengaluru dancers talk about the rise of street dancing in India

Participants at the Red Bull Dance Your Style India 2023 South Zone Final talk about the surging popularity of the dance form

The Hindu · Jul 5, 2023

Ex-minister plays down unrest

A former tourism and sports minister said even if Thailand experiences political demonstrations, foreign tourists would not be affected unless protesters disrupted airport operations as happened in 2008.

Bangkok Post · Jul 4, 2023

Preserving heritage

The heart of a community encapsulates its cherished history and aspirations. And in the dynamic community of Samchuk Market in Suphan Buri, that beating heart is surely Baan Khun Jamnong Jeenarak.

Bangkok Post · Jul 4, 2023

Real-life Tarzan spent entire life in jungle and didn't know women existed

Ho Van Lang has lived deep in the jungle in the Tay Tra district of Vietnam's Quang Ngai province for 43 years with his dad after he fled civilisation following the war

Daily Mirror · Jul 4, 2023

The idyllic Thai island battling an extreme water crisis after being overrun by tourists

Local official says steps being taken to avoid ‘disaster zone’ label for major tourist destination

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023

Hua Lamphong train station among new historical sites

The Department of Fine Arts has declared five facilities owned by the State Railway of Thailand to be historical sites, including Bangkok's renowned Hua Lamphong railway station.

Bangkok Post · Jul 4, 2023

Philippines tourism video used pictures of ‘rice terraces in Indonesia and dunes in Brazil’

Ad agency apologises for ‘unfortunate oversight’

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023