Surat Thani – A Thai businesswoman on Koh Phangan island, which is renowned for its monthly Full Moon Party, invited foreign tourists marooned here by the coronavirus pandemic to create coconut stalk art as a way to de-stress and their imaginative renderings have now turned into a new attraction, PostToday reported this afternoon (11.5.2020). Ms
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MWA debunks fake news on cooking rice with tap water
THE Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) came out to debunk fake news going viral on the Thai social media warning people to not cook rice with tap water pointing out that the tap water it produces is tested and therefore safe for consumption and cooking rice, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (11.5.2020). In an announcement issued
Read moreUnusual seaside tower café reopens with strict steps in place
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com A CAFÉ that became very popular among coffee-loving tourists towards the end of last year before coronavirus spread to Thailand for its location right next to the sea at Bang Saen beach and the unusual style and design of the building is called Red Tempt Coffee, Sanook.com reported this week (4.5.2020-10.5.2020).
Read moreJoggers told to keep 10 metres apart
THE Spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) advised those jogging in the park that they should leave a distance of 10 metres from the person behind them because their heavy breathing and panting would spread droplets quite far and suggests walking with a face mask on as a better option, PostToday reported
Read moreDrive-in concerts and football matches in Denmark
THE new normal after coronavirus pandemic has led to innovative ways of getting around the social distancing and other restrictions necessary for survival and it is Denmark that leading the way with popular singer Mads Langer having recently performed at a sold-out drive-through concert while a Danish club is planning football drive-in. This is certainly
Read moreHappiness! A pod of Irrawaddy dolphins spotted swimming near Koh Chang
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com IT SEEMS nature is not just taking back cities emptied by the coronavirus pandemic with marine life too fully enjoying the sudden human withdrawal as shown by a school of Irrawaddy dolphins spotted happily swimming near Koh Chang island, off eastern Trat province’s coast, Sanook.com reported today (27.4.2020). The fourth Marine
Read moreLockdown a boon for Koh Samet
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com THE coronavirus pandemic has not just led to eerily deserted cities but has also emptied popular tourist destinations with the ever popular Koh Samet off Rayong coast certainly being among them, Sanook.com reported this week. An inspection found that the amid the back luck brought on by the lockdown is a
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