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Hong Kong’s first transgender singer-songwriter seeks voice through music
Published on 22/09/2024
» HONG KONG - Xavian Wu, Hong Kong's first high-profile transgender singer-songwriter, sought to use the city's annual LGBTQ Pink Dot HK carnival on Sunday to share his story through music.
Marxist leads presidential vote as Sri Lanka rejects the old order
Published on 22/09/2024
» COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake led the early counting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the established political order that has run the South Asian nation’s economy into the ground.
Condo thugs wreak havoc; fatal trap; pond crash hoax
Mae Moo, Published on 22/09/2024
» Blatant attack
Thailand's most unlikely A-list celebrity
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/09/2024
» Unless you have been in hibernation for the past few weeks you may have noticed that making the news has been the two-month-old female pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng (Bouncy Pork) which has been attracting large crowds to Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri. The little hippo, which acquired its name due to its "bouncy" behaviour has become an internet celebrity and indeed, an international star. She even made a guest appearance on the BBC World news.
Siam Piwat joins with WWD to host Global Fashion Spotlight
Published on 20/09/2024
» Siam Piwat Group – a leading real estate and retail business developer, and the owner and operator of world-renowned projects such as Siam Paragon, Siam Center, and Siam Discovery, as well as a joint owner of ICONSIAM and Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok – is reinforcing its position as a frontrunner in global destination development and fashion and luxury retail. This is achieved through collaboration with global partners and major media in the fashion industry, including globally recognised leader in fashion news Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), industry experts, and operators of leading global brands, as well as KASIKORNBANK. Together, they will host the WWD x Siam Piwat Global Fashion Spotlight on Friday, 4th October 2024. This will be the first event in Southeast Asia to bring together thought leaders and influencers across the fashion industry and showcase the potential of Thailand’s fashion industry, with the goal of elevating the country into one of the world’s fashion hubs.
Thailand’s Fashion Future Unveiled at BIFW2024
Published on 20/09/2024
» As Thailand’s iconic destinations, Siam Paragon, Siam Center, and Siam Discovery have continuously played a key role as cornerstones of the Thai fashion industry and driving forces within the country’s fashion ecosystem. In 2024, the three destinations are spotlighting Thailand as Asia’s major fashion hub with “Siam Paragon Bangkok International Fashion Week 2024” (BIFW2024), the country’s most revered fashion week and a platform of opportunity. Save the date for this fashion extravaganza from 2-6 October 2024, when Parc Paragon at Siam Paragon transforms into a vibrant fashion scene under the theme “Envision the Future.”
Bangchak Group CEO Wins Daily News Top CEO 2024: "ESG Business Leader of the Year 2024"
Published on 20/09/2024
» Mr. Chaiwat Kovavisarach, Group Chief Executive Officer and President, Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited, received the prestigious Top CEO "ESG Business Leader of the Year 2024" award at the Daily News Top CEO 2024 award ceremony at Centara Grand Hotel at CentralWorld.
Our next top cop
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/09/2024
» Re: "Top cop pick looms large", (Editorial, Sept 18) & "Top cop call likely to spur interference", (BP, Sept 16).
Malaysia arrests CEO of firm linked to child sex abuse scandal
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities on Thursday arrested the chief executive and other senior managers of an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly sexually abused, amid a widening police dragnet in the case.
Hylife Group aims to go public by 2030
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/09/2024
» Hylife Group, a Chiang Mai-based Indian-owned conglomerate, plans to float shares on either the Thai bourse or another Asian stock market by 2030 as it aggressively expands in Thailand, says chief executive Shubhodeep Das.