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Iconic pianist Nat Yontararak set to perform at Thailand Cultural Centre
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 06/08/2024
» Legendary Thai pianist and composer Nat Yontararak will take the stage next week in what will be a historic show to mark his five-decade-long career in classical music.
K-pop fans thrilled by double delight
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/12/2023
» K-pop enthusiasts are thrilled to welcome two upcoming concerts: "Yesung Solo Concert – Unfading Sense In Bangkok" and "IVE The 1st World Tour in Bangkok".
New movies out this week: Oct 18-24
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 18/10/2023
» New titles that hit Thai cinemas for your viewing pleasure.
Suga/Agust D release D-Day on the way
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/04/2023
» Suga -- BTS member and talented rapper, songwriter, composer and producer in his own right -- has set a release date for his latest solo album. D-Day, under Suga's pseudonym Agust D, will be available from Friday. The 10-track album completes a trilogy that began with Agust D, the performer's self-titled debut album in 2016 which was followed by D-2 in 2020.
Venice and the milk of dreams
Life, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 15/08/2022
» Santa Maria Della Salute, also known as Saint Mary of Health, stands majestically at Punta Della Dogana by the Grand Canal in the city of Venice. In 1631, Venice experienced an unusually devastating plague when nearly a third of the population was wiped out. As a votive offering, the Republic of Venice vowed to build and dedicate a church to Our Lady of Health with objects of art that bore reference to the Black Death. In March 2022, after postponement due to Covid-19 that killed thousands in the city, the 59th Venice Biennale opened under the theme of "The Milk Of Dreams" and was welcomed like a warm delicious latte by the art world.
Concert gives Liverpool-Man U match a Super Bowl vibe
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 12/07/2022
» As part of "The Match Bangkok Century Cup 2022" between Manchester United and Liverpool, Jackson Wang will take the stage for the Red World Opening Live "Jackson Wang -- Magic Man" at Rajamangala Stadium on Tuesday from 6-7pm.
Riding the South Korean wave
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/12/2021
» Looking back on the year in music, the global phenomenon BTS helped propel the fan base expansion of K-pop groups into the United States. BTS, the seven-member boy band, continues to break recording history and open new frontiers for Asian artists. In March, IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, named BTS as its Global Recording Artist of the Year 2020. The septet won over Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd and Billie Eilish, who ranked second to fifth place respectively. The boy band was the first Asian artist to win the IFPT Global Recording Artist of the Year Award.
Lisa hits list of top women
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/12/2021
» K-pop girl group star Lisa has joined the coveted rankings of YouGov's international survey of the world's most admired women for the first time.
Stolen Buddhist artefacts return to Thailand
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/08/2021
» Thirteen ancient Buddha artefacts valued at about 16.5 million baht have recently returned from the United States to Thailand. The Fine Arts Department of (FAD) plans to host an exhibition to showcase the treasures in the future.
Out of the shadow of the Cold War
Life, Published on 24/09/2020
» The Cold War saw the birth of the persuasive power of cinema. In the early 1950s, the United States decided that psychological warfare was needed to thwart communist threats in Southeast Asia and so it set up a propaganda unit to produce movies, documentary films, cartoons and pamphlets to provoke a red scare among the people. The United States Information Services (Usis) was also active in Thailand during this decade of sinister geopolitics. Its main responsibility was to produce a number of narrative and documentary films which would be screened around the country to promote American-style democracy and caution people against the deadly dominance of communism.