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Add 'Keng the Voice' to the list of talented Thais
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 29/07/2016
» Sitting at a café in an office building where he just finished his latest television interview, Tachaya "Keng" Pathumwan was met with a flowing line of excited office workers congratulating him on his latest achievements. He's an easy target to spot: dressed in all black with a sleeve of tattoos, numerous ear piercings and a Johnny Bravo-like hairstyle, "Keng The Voice" as he's better known after his stint in the singing contest is the latest name in the pool of talented Thais that have made the country proud.
Win-win situation
Published on 21/06/2016
» Life is good for Channel 7’s new star, Wathit Sopha (Win). Appearances in successful TV dramas like Ku Prab Chabab Hua Jai (The Rival Heart) and Ku Hoo Ku Hean (The Spooky Duo) have really put the handsome actor’s name on the map.
Universities consider tech gadget ban
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 10/05/2016
» The 27 universities under the Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) are considering a ban on smartwatches during exams as part of the group's efforts to prevent cheating.
High-tech cheats lead to RSU test re-do
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 09/05/2016
» Rangsit University (RSU) yesterday cancelled entrance exams for its College of Medicine and two other faculties after three students were found to have used hi-tech devices provided by a gang to cheat during the exams.
Reds warn on PAD, charter vote
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/05/2016
» The red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) has raised questions regarding recent activities by the yellow-shirt People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) ahead of the Aug 7 referendum.
Free schooling change plan wins praise
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/04/2016
» The proposed change in the government's 12-year free education programme set to start from the pre-school level instead of Prathom 1 (Grade 1) as laid down in the draft charter should help solve a raft of problems in education, a seminar has been told.
'Extra question' rings alarm bells
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/04/2016
» An appointed Senate with the power to select a prime minister will set a dangerous precedent enabling "extra-constitutional elements" to seize power without staging coups, academics have warned.
A dazzling showstopper
Life, Published on 15/12/2015
» Celebrating His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej's birthday, Somtow Sucharitkul's latest opera Suwana Sama, The Faithful Son received its world premiere at the magnificent Suryadhep Music Sala of Rangsit University on Dec 5, with three subsequent performances on Sunday afternoon and evening and Monday evening. With international and Thai star performers, the opera proved both thoroughly enjoyable and deeply moving, with a stunning and magical ending.
A marvellous night of Wagner
Life, Published on 17/11/2015
» The Siam Sinfonietta Youth Orchestra, the magnificent new Suriyadhep Hall at Rangsit University and the evocative music of Wagner seem to have been made for one another -- brought together in glorious fashion on Nov 7 under the baton of the ever inventive Somtow Sucharitkul. What a great triumph the evening turned out to be -- a new performing version of highlights from Wagner's great masterpiece The Ring Of The Nibelungen, arranged by Somtow himself. The Ring itself is composed of a three-hour long prologue followed by three long operas, or music dramas, as Wagner preferred to call them -- the total playing time being in the region of 15 to 16 hours.