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Life tends to slow down when you spend a few days in this landlocked country.
Travellers to Thailand’s Phuket – a popular destination among Singaporeans – were recently greeted at its airport by a mural of the island’s attractions, such as the Chaithararam Temple, the Big Buddha Phuket and Phuket Old Town.
Dusseldorf is home to Germany's largest Japanese community.
A landslide last Friday (Aug 23), following a heavy rain on the popular resort island of Phuket in southern Thailand, has claimed 13 lives, according to Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat.
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There also plans for Bangkok to cooperate with Venice as a European partner city
This is part of plans to boost Thailand's economy and make it easier for tourists to visit the sights at calmer and cooler times.
Indonesia aims to make Borobudur, the largest Buddhist monument in the world, into a centre for spiritual tourism, starting with its magnificent Wesak celebrations.
Kyoto’s Ryuganji Temple boosts visitor numbers with ‘modern’ initiativesEmbraces social media, fashion videos, noodle challenges, and pop music
Nongkhamsaen temple, located in Sithan-Tai village, Hadxaifong district, Vientiane, is drawing an increasing number of visitors, who go there to pay homage while also hoping their visit will bring them good luck.
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Millions of people countrywide joyfully celebrated the Lao New Year 2566 as the festivities returned with great fanfare following three years of restrictions because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thousands of revellers, wearing floral shirts and wielding colourful water guns, thronged the street of Silom, Khaosan Road and most of the shopping malls to celebrate the Songkran or Thai New Year.
Archaeologists are celebrating an unexpected find at the country's centuries-old Angkor Wat complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a head found nearly a century ago at the same site.
On the BTS Skywalk, pro-monarchy activists attacked monarchy-reform activists. On social media, netizens clash over the lese majeste law, the amnesty bill, arrested journalists, and the royal motorcade incident.
A trip to the holy Buddhist mountains in China, Mount Putuo and Mount Jiuhua.
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VIENTIANE (Vientian Times/Asia News Network): Borikhamxay authorities are organising a raft of activities and improving facilities and services in preparation to welcome visitors drawn by the Visit Laos Year 2024 tourism promotion scheme.
