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    Top tunes this June

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 20/06/2023

    » Veteran kora master Toumani Diabaté and Kayhan Kalhor soar to the top spot on the June edition of the Transglobal World Music Chart with a new release on Real World, The Sky Is The Same Colour Everywhere. Diabaté is well-known for his cross-cultural collaborations, from his early days with Ketama, a flamenco, jazz, West Africa fusion, to later work with the London Symphony Orchestra (Korolen), while Kalhor is an award-winning Kurdish-Iranian master of the kamancheh (fiddle) and setar (lute).

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    City a top 10 NYE party spot

    News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/12/2022

    » Bangkok has been named among the top 10 destinations in the world to celebrate New Year's Eve this year as it booms back to life after the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a CNN report.

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    The gloved one - or is it two

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 09/10/2022

    » Alan Garcia starts each workday on a cracked plastic stool, hunched over a small vanity mirror, caking on makeup to lighten his skin.

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    It all began with a soapy TV 'moustache'

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/09/2022

    » With Liz Truss becoming the 56th British prime minister, it got me thinking about how many PMs there have been in my lifetime. The answer is 16, going back to Clement Atlee, which is a bit scary. In fact, while I was still residing in the UK there were only six PMs.

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    Now Trump really gets what he wants

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/11/2016

    » As Americans went to the polls on Tuesday, the <i>Miami Herald</i> ran what must have been its shortest-ever editorial which simply read: "Her, Not Him, Enough Said."

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    Summer vibes

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 24/05/2022

    » The Thai entertainment scene got a welcome boost this past week with news that bars, clubs and pubs will reopen from June 1, albeit with a closing time of midnight. The government also announced that the lifting of restrictions would apply to 31 provinces that have successfully controlled potential outbreaks of Covid-19, with the other 46 provinces still under Covid-based surveillance and restrictions.

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    Sport battles back to find a sense of normality

    Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/12/2021

    » It is the time of the year to acknowledge the sporting heroes of the past 12 months.

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    Making herstory

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 28/01/2022

    » Corona can't keep a good queen down. That seems to be the case for Pangina Heals, aka Pan Pan Narkpresert, who's about to make herstory as the first Thai contestant to compete in RuPaul's Drag Race UK VS The World, the first international edition of Emmy-winning reality competition show RuPaul's Drag Race where nine queens from around the world compete for the title of "Queen Of The World".

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    Buried Spitfire fighters under Yangon's airport?

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/01/2013

    » 60 years ago at the end of World War Two 30 fighter aircraft were buried by Americans as they left or so the story goes...

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    A Summer to Remember

    Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 06/08/2021

    » After a year hiatus, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finally kicked off and will conclude on Sunday. More than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries marched joyously in front of thousands of empty seats (due to Covid-19 restrictions), while millions of sports fans cheered from home. This year's motto is "United By Emotion", expressing the power of sport to connect people from diverse backgrounds from all over the globe. Guru has created a timeline of all the memorable moments till the time of going to print, as well as interesting facts about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, for your reading pleasure.

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