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iCon suspects face grilling
News, Published on 19/10/2024
» The Revenue Department (RD) will summon some key suspects in the scandal involving The iCon Group direct sales company for questioning after they failed to pay personal income taxes.
Over 2,000 The iCon Group complaints reported, damages worth B841m
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/10/2024
» More than 2,000 people have filed complaints with police against The iCon Group, a prominent online business promoter, for allegedly running a pyramid scheme that has caused combined losses of 841 million baht.
Xi, Putin score wins as more Asia leaders aim to join Brics
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/06/2024
» SINGAPORE - As Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Li Qiang wrapped up separate meetings in Southeast Asia this week, the two partners in the Brics economic bloc encountered a region keen to join a group seen as a hedge against Western-led institutions.
Respect and resilience
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/06/2021
» Patama Chantaruck has a "coffee story" to share with her colleagues at IBM Thailand and people in her circle. It dates back nearly two decades to when she was promoted for the first time to oversee a global business division at the American technology giant Microsoft Corp.
New kid on the block
Life, Published on 23/03/2021
» When Thai virtuoso rapper Nuttawut Srimok, better known as Golf F. Hero, realised that he had no notable song after working in the music industry for almost two decades, he decided to produce and release his first album, Into The New Era, in 2019. The seven-track album featured catchy high-quality songs and was an outstanding achievement that won him multiple prizes -- best artist and best album -- at Season Awards. By working hard, the rapper produced songs that music enthusiasts could sing along with at live concerts such as Suea Sin Lai (A Stripeless Tiger), Jam Keng (Slipped Your Mind) and Jam Loey Rak (Defendant Of Love).
Media freedom in the dock
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 18/02/2019
» The decision by Philippine authorities to arrest journalist Maria Ressa and the move by Thailand’s broadcast regulator to suspend the broadcaster Voice TV are the latest examples of how press freedom in Southeast Asia is deteriorating.
Finding a new voice
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 23/05/2018
» Into its seventh season, The Voice Thailand, once a pioneer of the genre, now finds itself among a glut of television singing contests.
Dan Brown with a Thai voice
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 05/03/2018
» The Thai award-winning detective novel Kaholmahoratuek is that rare breed: a page-turner set in the 1940s that mixes poetry, history, murder and revenge. The book's appeal also lies with the writer's use of genre elements -- serial murders, cryptic clues and detective work -- in the vintage setting of old Bangkok where century-old temples, back alleys and local communities become grisly crime scenes.
A Swift Vengeance
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 26/11/2017
» On her sixth studio release, Taylor Swift steps away from the anodyne bent of '1989' days and fully embraces a hard-hitting new brand of pop. But does she live up to all the fanfare?
Splish-splash your way across Bangkok during Songkran
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 12/04/2017
» Nothing can beat the fun of water splashing we're going to have from tomorrow. It's only during Songkran that we are allowed to throw a bucket of water at other people and get a smile, if not the same amount of water, in return. Considering the unbearable heat of this summer, we can assume that everyone will be happy to get soaking-wet.