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A joyous sound
Life, John Clewley, Published on 07/11/2023
» In 2001, the legendary US Gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama released an album on Peter Gabriel's Real World Records label. It was a hugely popular album which garnered the band a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. It included their version of Tom Wait's song Way Down In The Hole, which was the theme song for the TV miniseries The Wire. Their version is better than Waits' in my view.
China’s top option for next naval base is Sri Lanka
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/07/2023
» BEIJING: Sri Lanka tops the list of nations that may host a Chinese naval base in the coming years as Beijing seeks to expand its maritime capabilities, according to a new report.
Bata forecasts upturn in footwear market this year
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 26/01/2023
» Bata (Thailand), the local arm of a global footwear company, expects the country's 102-billion-baht footwear market to be active this year as foreign tourists return and many locals resume their shopping habits.
Bata unit registers 67% jump in first-half sales
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 31/08/2022
» Bata Thailand, the local arm of a global footwear company, has resumed its business plan to tap into Thailand's recovering 83-billion-baht footwear market.
Bata keeps faith in expansion plans
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 25/05/2021
» Bata (Thailand) Ltd, the local arm of a global footwear company, remains committed to its expansion in Thailand.
Bomb injures volunteers lured by burning tyres
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 19/03/2021
» YALA: Eight defence volunteers were injured when a bomb exploded while they were dealing with burning tyres obstructing a highway in Muang district of this southern border province.
At least 20 dead, 600 injured in Equatorial Guinea military camp explosions
AFP, Published on 08/03/2021
» MALABO, Equatorial Guinea: At least 20 people were killed and hundreds injured after four accidental explosions ripped through a military camp in Equatorial Guinea and obliterated neighbouring residential areas.
Robust Nanyang steps into the future
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 09/01/2021
» Many new brands are launched onto the Thai market every year. Some are withdrawn after only a year or two or perhaps survive for a decade or more. However, there are some die-hard products that have remained alive and thrived over the long-term and Nanyang falls within this group of resilient brands.
Vietnam repatriates 140 on rare rescue flight from Africa
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2020
» HANOI: A specially converted Vietnam Airlines passenger plane equipped with ventilators and state doctors returned from Equatorial Guinea to Hanoi on Wednesday carrying 140 Vietnamese workers infected with Covid-19.
Bata targets youth with new image
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 10/06/2019
» Bata Thailand Co, the local arm of the global footwear company, is rebranding its image to become more modernised in a move to lure younger customers.