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Hungarian protesters demand Orban quits over abuse cases
AFP, Published on 14/12/2025
» BUDAPEST - A demonstration in the Hungarian capital Budapest Saturday drew tens of thousands of protesters demanding that Prime Minister Viktor Orban resign due to perceived inaction over allegations of child abuse in state-run institutions.
Silpakorn University hosts annual piano festival
Life, Published on 27/10/2025
» The Thailand International Piano Festival is back with five concerts of different programmes lined up throughout next month. It will open with "Magyar Transcendence" on Saturday, followed by "Mystic Impressions" on Sunday, both starting at 6.30pm. The venue is the Main Auditorium of Silpakorn University, Wang Tha Phra campus.
'The Summer I Turned Pretty' sells more Paris romantic escapism
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» PARIS — Emily is no longer the only doe-eyed American in Paris: Isabel "Belly" Conklin, lead character in global TV phenomenon "The Summer I Turned Pretty", has also moved to the French capital, burnishing its reputation for romance and escapism.
Versailles orchestra plays New York in 'Affair of the Poisons'
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» NEW YORK — Acrobatics, fortune tellers, opulent gowns and palace intrigue: the New York debut of the Versailles Royal Opera Orchestra was a performance befitting the era it recalls.
Not so pretty
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/05/2025
» Re: "'White Lotus' boon yet to materialise", (Business, May 10).
Hungary set to restrict constitutional rights in 'Easter cleanup'
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's parliament on Monday is expected to approve constitutional changes further clamping down on rights for LGBTQ people and other groups, part of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's "Easter cleanup" against his domestic opponents.
'Lightborn' views albinism as a future power
Life, Published on 10/04/2025
» The beauty of albino children is portrayed through artwork that raises a question about the future of humanity during "Quantum Lightborn: The Future Of Luminance", which is running at Fashion Gallery, 1st floor of Siam Paragon, Rama I Road, until April 30.
Foie gras that skips the force-feeding is developed by physicists
New York Times, Published on 26/03/2025
» BOSTON — Thomas Vilgis, a food physicist at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany, has been in love with foie gras for a quarter century. The luxurious delicacy is a pâté or mousse made from the rich, fattened livers of ducks or geese.
Hungary passes bill against annual Budapest Pride march
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» BUDAPEST - Hungarian lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at banning Budapest's annual Pride march, the latest in a series of measures under Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, which critics say curtail the rights of the EU country's LGBTQ community.
Artist pushes boundaries at debut exhibition
Life, Published on 25/12/2024
» Art lovers are invited to explore the seamless intersection of the sacred, the personal and the transformative during "Living Light", a private show running at Raveevan Suites, Room 4BC, Sukhumvit 31, until Feb 1.