Dozens of camping trips and campgrounds have arisen to attract these kind of social media users. Before Myanmar receives its first round of vaccinations, many have posted pictures of their camping holidays. Besides evening barbeques, many include a whole range of activities like fishing, cycling and trekking – everything you need to keep you happy and healthy during the pandemic. Being out in the open, you also don’t have to worry too much about curfews and social distancing – providing you go with your friends or family. One such campground is called "Mother's Village", and it became our girls-night-out destination for me and three of my best high school friends. Located beside the Yangon-Mandalay Highway Road, Mother's Village Campground was fully booked when we arrived for our one-night stay. After passing the deserted Aung Mingalar Highway Bus Terminal, our group quickly caught up to a line of trucks and cars waiting along the road. Just as we thought we’d left ... » Learn More about Camping under the rubber trees
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Red Hot Valentine’s is green and go
There’s no stopping Valentine’s Day amid the pandemic as The Manila Times Lifestyle continues its annual tradition of gathering ideas to celebrate love on February 14, be it in innovated spaces or with innovative experiences that simply prove Celine Dion’s been right all along. No matter what happens, the “heart will go on.” Romance on the menu at The Glass Garden A joint project with Smart and Respira Plants, SM Megamall opens The Glass Garden at the Mega Atrium. It has four glasshouses decorated with premium ornamental plants, which also serve as natural purifiers. The area is an environmentalist’s dream — a high ceiling for good ventilation, air pockets in each glasshouse, and of course, glasshouses amidst abundant greens. Each glasshouse can accommodate a maximum of 2 persons to practice safe distancing. And of course, safety protocols are in place — alcohol dispensers and the accessibility of Trace Together QR code for touchless contact tracing. Each set of customers is ... » Learn More about Red Hot Valentine’s is green and go
Thailand News Today | Southern floods, Face mask fines, Thai Air Asia woes | January 8
Thousands of residents in Songkhla, Yala and Narathiwat, in the very south of Thailand, have been evacuated from their homes due to flash flooding from nearly a week of almost continuous heavy rain. Local authorities say a total of 18,024 households across 19 districts have been impacted. In Yala, the Sai Buri River has burst its banks, flooding homes and farmland. The director of Yala’s Irrigation Project Office says they remain worried about the low-lying areas, adding that the total amount of rainfall to date has broken records set more than a decade ago. Landslides have also been reported but with no report of fatality or injuries. In Songkhla, 2 districts were flooded by rainwater coming down from the mountains, while some residences and farmlands on riverbank areas of Narathiwat were flooded. Local government agencies said food and other aid were already sent to the affected areas. Only essential travel is now allowed to and from the 5 coastal “red zone” provinces. ... » Learn More about Thailand News Today | Southern floods, Face mask fines, Thai Air Asia woes | January 8
Confident of rebound despite challenges
Economic managers, along with others monitoring the country’s pulse, remain confident of a healthy rebound this year. This is welcome news, given that gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 9 percent in 2020, mainly because of the response against the coronavirus pandemic that has killed some 2.5 million people worldwide. At The Manila Times economic forum on Friday, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd sees a GDP growth of between 6.5 percent and 7.5 percent this year, the same forecast that was announced earlier. Central bank Governor Benjamin Diokno said inflation would be “benign” despite moves to ramp up consumer spending and the cost-push price increases seen recently. Former Finance secretary Jose Isidro Camacho, now the Credit Suisse Asia-Pacific managing director and vice president in Singapore, pointed out that the Philippines stood to benefit from its inclusion in Asean or Association of Southeast Asian Nations. That regional bloc, he added, was expected to grow 6 ... » Learn More about Confident of rebound despite challenges