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In general, the daily life of Bangkokians who are staying at home in a concerted effort to prevent transmission of the novel coronavirus is not too bad.

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"Up on a hill, here's where we begin/ This little story, a long time ago," Julian Casablancas sings on The Modern Age, one of the three tracks on The Strokes' 2001 eponymous debut EP, a precursor to the group's seminal full-length, Is This It.

Across Southeast Asia, Covid-19 has dampened spirits for what is usually a joyous jubilee, with government's putting the kibosh on large-scale festivities that usually usher in the traditional new year.

In difficult times like this it is always a bit tricky writing a light-hearted column supposedly of a jocular nature, although admittedly often failing in that respect. But we have plenty of writers to handle the serious stuff, so PostScript will battle on regardless, albeit in a slightly subdued fashion.

City Hall has devised a set of rules for the organisers of fundraising events for people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic after a donation event in Bangkok on Friday heightened fears of a viral resurgence.

Experts are weighing in with opinions on how the country should move forward after the government signalled its intention to begin easing restrictions on movement and businesses at the end of this month if the number of coronavirus cases continues to fall.

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History, Europe

One of the most terrible famines in history.

Leningrad, the old imperial capital, was the most beautiful city in Russia and had for centuries been her cultural heartland. Founded as Czar Peter the Great’s window on the West, it had known many agonies throughout its turbulent history, but in 1941 geography and pragmatic military strategy would see Leningrad engulfed in a tragedy unparalleled in modern history.

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“My fight with Weili Zhang is going to be big. So they need this big-money fight.”

A village in Switzerland is showing solidarity with all those who are currently suffering.

He tweeted out an inspiring video about the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

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KATE MIDDLETON, 38, and Prince William, 37, married on April 29, 2011. When the Duchess of Cambridge joined the Royal Family, she did one thing very differently from the Queen.

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