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#New Year ร—

Thais celebrate new year despite fuel price shocks delaying travel

Soaring fuel prices are driving up costs for Thais travelling home for the holidays, but the chance to spend the new year with loved ones is a price worth paying, they say. โ€œThere arenโ€™t many opportunities to go home during festivals like this,โ€ said 24-year-old army cadet Korawich Changpat at Bangkokโ€™s Mo Chit Two bus station, despite his inflated fare back to central Chaiyaphum province. โ€œFirst of all, Iโ€™ll go see my mother. Looking this handsome in my uniform, I must go pay my respects to...