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Cambodian opposition leader calls for free and fair vote
Reuters, Published on 01/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's detained opposition leader Kem Sokha called for free and fair elections in the Southeast Asian country in a New Year's message on Monday.
Police seize Sek Loso's pistol for evidence
Published on 01/01/2018
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Police have confiscated the pistol allegedly fired by Sek Loso to be used as evidence to against the rocker.
Thailand celebrates New Year with 35 millionth visitor in 2017
Published on 01/01/2018
» New Year’s celebrations took place all over Thailand - without any reported major hitches - after a record number of arrivals were recorded in 2017.
Zero interference 'a pipe dream'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/01/2018
» A police reform proposal to have investigators work without the interference of powerful bosses has been met with criticism that such a plan is not practicable.
Thailand prepares to show Asean leadership
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 02/01/2018
» As Thailand climbs back onto the world stage its foreign policy is likely to take on a more prominent role this year, when the kingdom celebrates 200 years of ties with the United States and Bangkok prepares to take over the chair of Asean in 2019.
Army regions warn against canvassing
News, Published on 02/01/2018
» Regional army commanders have warned politicians against canvassing for support during the festive period while revealing soldiers have been deployed to shadow certain targets.
A classical holiday feast for all
Life, Michael Proudfoot, Published on 02/01/2018
» Arturo Toscanini and Wilhelm Furtwängler were two of the greatest conductors of classical music of the last century. Their approaches to performance were quite different. Toscanini believed in faithful adherence to the score, reproducing scrupulously the original tempi, the composer's written markings, the time signatures and so on. Furtwängler, on the other hand, was more spontaneous, responding to the particular circumstances of a concert: the concert hall's acoustics, the orchestra, the responses of the audience, while always, at the same time, keeping the overall architecture of the piece in mind. No two Furtwängler performances of the same work were alike.
Rolling out the red carpet
Life, Published on 02/01/2018
» Music, movies, malls and more: What to expect in 2018.
Infrastructure plans prioritised
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/01/2018
» With Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha pledging to call a general election some time in 2018 between September and December, the government is likely to be busy revving up the development of myriad big-ticket infrastructure projects.
Violin virtuoso Paloma So to perform in fundraising concert
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/01/2018
» Let's begin the first Saturday of 2018 by attending a concert for a good cause. Childline Thailand Foundation, better known in Thai as SaiDek 1387, which provides services for destitute and vulnerable children, in collaboration with Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Bangkok Bank and the Stock Exchange of Thailand Foundation will stage for the first time a charity orchestra concert with a violin recital performance by 12-year-old virtuoso violinist Paloma So.