'Your instrument is your baby': why musicians dread careless airlines

By Amanda Holpuch

 

Ballaké Sissoko with a kora. He says his instrument was ‘impossible to replace’. Photograph: Chris Christodoulou

 

If Yacouba Diabaté drives too rough over a speed bump on his way to a gig, he automatically apologizes to his instrument, secured in the backseat.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148352-your-instrument-is-your-baby-why-musicians-dread-careless-airlines/

 

Thai nabbed for bringing pork sausages to Japan

By The Nation

 

 

A Thai national has been arrested for bringing sausages containing pork from Thailand into Japan, said the Animal Quarantine Service under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (AQS). Import of food products with pork as an ingredient is prohibited in Japan, in response to the prevalence of African swine fever (ASF) in several Asian countries.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148358-thai-nabbed-for-bringing-pork-sausages-to-japan/

 

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