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CHIANG RAI: The first Thailand-Myanmar friendship bridge, linking Mae Sai district and Tachilek, was reopened on Monday morning nearly three years after it was closed because of the Covid-19 epidemic, much to the delight of people on both sides of the border.

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The real value of city's architectural heritage

By refurbishing vacant old buildings scattered around the city and transforming them into public amenities, Bangkok now has a way to put abandoned properties to good use, while at the same time saving its historic character from being left to fall into a state of ruin.

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Chaiwat promoted at national parks department

Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, who helped expose a major corruption scandal at the top of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), has been promoted to a new job within the department.

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Cambodians celebrate traditional fishing methods at annual ceremony

Choam Krovean (Cambodia) (AFP) - Running into a thigh-deep muddy lake, villagers in eastern Cambodia used bamboo baskets and nets to scoop up their catch for an annual fishing ceremony where only traditional tools are used.

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Operators seek tourism law reform following scam

Tour operators are calling for tourism laws to be reformed to protect travel agents, not only customers, following an alleged Japan tour scam worth 14 million baht.

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2,200-passenger cruise ship visits Chon Buri

CHON BURI: A cruise ship with more than 2,200 tourists on board docked in Si Racha district on Friday to begin a two-day visit expected to generate 20 million baht for this eastern province.

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Floral bloom turns Saudi desert purple

Rafha (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - A desert bloom triggered by heavier than usual winter rains has carpeted the sands of northern Saudi Arabia with purple flowers, drawing sightseers from across the Arabian Peninsula.

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Chinese arrivals forecast to reach 1m in August

About 161,000 Chinese tourists have entered Thailand since Beijing eased travel restrictions on Jan 8, with the total expected to reach 500,000 on May 1 and one million in August, authorities said on Friday.

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Surat Thani sees sharp rise in arrivals, revenue

Surat Thani, which includes popular islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, recorded the country's highest growth in tourist arrivals and tourism revenue last year, according to ministry data.

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Tourism revival boosts Thai economy but exports sluggish

Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's economy expanded by 2.6 percent last year on the back of a tourism recovery and strong consumer confidence but an export slowdown dragged on growth, officials said Friday.

AFP

First 'cultural map' of the country now online

The first online cultural map of Thailand is now available with more than 2,000 cultural sites across the country, ready to be upgraded for metaverse technologies.

Bangkok Post

Calls for scrutiny of tourism fund

Tourism operators are concerned about the transparency of the Tourism Promotion Fund, which is estimated to have a budget of more than 13 billion baht from the 300-baht tourism fee collected from international visitors.

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Prayut hits back at triads jibe

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday hit back at the opposition over the granting of Thai citizenship to Chinese-born businessman and suspected crime boss Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant, saying it was the Yingluck Shinawatra government that endorsed his naturalisation.

Bangkok Post

Beach resort dubbed 'North Korean Benidorm' now abandoned and filled with faeces

The resort was meant to be built near the city of Wonsan and got its nickname after Kim Jong-un reportedly sent a fact-finding mission to Spain’s Costa Blanca in 2017

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Saudi pact paves way for jump in passenger flights

Thailand and Saudi Arabia have agreed to strengthen air services cooperation which would see both countries increase the number of passenger flights between the countries from nine per week to 42.

Bangkok Post

Ibis budget lands in Phnom Penh

Accor recently announced the opening of its latest ibis budget address -- ibis budget Phnom Penh Riverside.

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Tourism recovery bolsters Koko's expansion

Koko Global Hospitality plans to open two more hotels in Thailand and Laos and sign eight management contracts this year as tourism growth driven by low-cost carriers is expected to create more opportunities for mid-scale accommodation providers.

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Celebrating Rattanakosin art

The Year of the Rabbit provides an occasion for the "Gilded Black Lacquer Cabinet" exhibition at the historic Thaworawatthu Building to present a new collection, the majority of which is featured in the Gold-Motif Cabinets: Series 2 (Rattanakosin Era) Book 1.

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Vlogger faces backlash for calling Bali ‘the whitest island’ in Asia

‘This seems like a video talking about gentrification without addressing it,’ one user commented

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Japan visitors rise to near 1.5 million in Jan as tourism recovers

Visitors to Japan climbed to nearly 1.5 million in January, the national tourism agency said on Wednesday, showing an accelerating recovery in tourism after the government scrapped COVID-19 curbs in October.

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Reborn Rich: a K-drama like Succession – with time travel

With its class politics, family warfare and a healthy dose of goofy melodrama, this 16-hour saga became South Korea’s most-watched show in 2022

Irish Mirror

'I went on an adventure of a lifetime backpacking across southeast Asia - here's my must-dos in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia'

If you’re planning a trip of a lifetime to the best backpacking region on the planet, be sure to put these must-dos in your itinerary

Bangkok Post

Tourist entry fees confirmed

The cabinet on Tuesday endorsed entry fees for international arrivals of 150 and 300 baht to start in June, except for one-day visitors, according to the tourism and sports minister.

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Farmer walks 1,200km to marry sweetheart on Valentine's Day

A 52-year-old farmer finished a 1,200-kilometre-long journey by foot on Tuesday and completed his mission to marry the sweetheart he met on social media on Valentine's Day.

Bangkok Post

Thousands of hotspots across Thailand

Satellites detected 2,656 fire-danger hotspots in Thailand on Monday, more than were found in neighbouring countries.

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