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Thailand bets on Diwali season & Indians to boost its tourism

With outbound Chinese travel not expected to resume anytime soon, Thailand is betting on travellers from other countries to take advantage of its relaxed rules for tourists.

Colonic cleanses, brain modulation, nutrient-rich IV drips — costly ‘spa cures’ for long Covid

With long Covid manifesting in a variety of forms, treating it is still a clinical conundrum. But absence of guidance from physicians has opened a path for medical spas, wellness resorts.

Covid pandemic — Thailand registers record deaths, 7 Australian cities under lockdown now

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Chikungunya strain from India, Bangladesh likely caused 2018-19 Thailand outbreak, study says

Researchers from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand find that chikungunya strain identified in Thailand has mutations that originated in India and Bangladesh

Tokyo cases surge, Canada rethinks Astra-Zeneca vaccine policy & other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Thailand sold itself as paradise Covid retreat, yet no one came

As the beaches stay empty, many tourism-related companies are going out of business. To make matters worse, virus cases have jumped in the country.

Thailand bets on ‘golf quarantine’ to gradually reopen tourism

The golf quarantine is the latest effort by Thai authorities to lure foreign travellers amid a new wave of Covid-19 infections after earlier offers of special long-stay visas evoked a lukewarm response.

Pakistan to Thailand — There is a war on those in exile. And the internet has made it worse

The power of social media is making authoritarian governments silence critics like Jamal Khashoggi — no matter which country they are exiled in.

Thailand tightens measures to contain new Covid wave ahead of New Year holidays

The latest wave, which started after a seafood vendor tested positive for Covid-19, has now spread to about 60% of Thailand’s 77 provinces, official data show.

Japan’s history with vaccines, Cape Town healthcare workers exhausted & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?