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Salon artist shocked by request to paint dead customer's nails
Online Reporters, Published on 20/05/2025
» A Bangkok nail artist has shared a moving account of being asked to paint the nails of a woman who died in a road accident on the way to a scheduled appointment with her.
Thaksin redux
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/08/2023
» Re: "Former PM starts 8-year jail term in hospital", (BP, Aug 23).
From GM to Coke's Powerade, Brands Pitch Mental Health
Business, Published on 29/03/2022
» To woo consumers, hotel chains typically offer free room upgrades and complimentary breakfast. Kimpton Hotels is trying a new incentive: help with mental health.
Home improvement
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 17/04/2020
» There are many services and products that we are used to using outside our homes, which we no longer have access to. However, people adapt to changes and most of those services and products can be enjoyed in the comfort of the great indoors. They include absolute essentials, such as hardware needed for work and items to entertain yourself like VR headsets, as well as beauty services. Guru has listed a few such things.
Aretha: muse and soundtrack of US civil rights movement
AFP, Published on 19/08/2018
» DETROIT - From singing for free to raise money for the cause, to uplifting activists with her phenomenal voice and upbeat anthems, Aretha Franklin was indelibly linked to the US civil rights movement.
Wynn Resorts settles lawsuit for $2.4bn with Tokyo firm
Associated Press, Published on 09/03/2018
» LAS VEGAS: Wynn Resorts has agreed to pay $2.4 billion in a settlement with a Tokyo casino game maker and its US unit over the forced redemption of their shares in the Las Vegas-based casino operating company in 2012.
Ex-leper takes to Tokyo runway to fight stigma
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» TOKYO - At 83 Miyo Maki had never manicured her nails, thickened and deformed due to leprosy, a disease she was diagnosed with when she was just 10 years old.
Sukhumvit 26 gets new one-stop beauty hub
Muse, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 10/09/2016
» The ever busy Sukhumvit 26 has freshly welcomed its new friendly neighbour. Straightforwardly named The Twenty Six (098-446-6549, facebook.com/thetwentysix), the compact-sized three-storey community mall houses a tea room, international eateries, toy stores -- and an array of beauty parlours making it a one-stop destination to get you fresh and fabulous.
Massive Manila blaze leaves thousands homeless
AFP, Published on 26/11/2015
» MANILA - A huge fire that swept through a crowded Manila shanty town has razed more than 800 homes, leaving thousands homeless after they fled for their lives from the towering flames, officials said Thursday.
Digital Skills: DIY Manicures and Pedicures
Muse, Published on 03/10/2015
» Whether or not you’re grappling with guilt after reading articles in The New York Times on labour practices and working conditions at nail salons, knowing how to do your own manicure and pedicure is a useful skill.