Chinese Lunar New Year for tourists, retailers run rabbit dances, red lanterns

opening day In Bangkok, Iconsiam, an upscale shopping mall with outlets of luxury goods giant LVMH’s Louis Vuitton and Prada, is running an “Eternal Prosperity” campaign for the Lunar New Year, designed to drive traffic by 10% to 15% Yes, said Managing Director Supose Chaivatsirikul. He said the campaign would include red lanterns, cash-back offers […]

Officers receive 365 calls for help

365 citizens have called the national helpline 999 to complain about the sound of firecrackers during New Year celebrations. Authorities received 160 calls in Dhaka, where newly introduced metro rail services were suspended for two hours on Sunday morning due to sky lanterns falling on tracks and power lines. Abdus Sattar, an inspector with the […]