THE scent of jasmine is back in the air, now that the garland sellers have returned to the congested road junctions. The hawkers are also slowly creeping back to reclaim their space along the newly paved sidewalks of Bangkok. Only the stray dogs are missing.
It has been a giddy week, fraught with both fear and pride as Thailand hosted the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting.
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