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Drivers pay household LPG price
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/10/2014
» Starting from today, drivers of cars that run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) must pay the same price as households for the fuel.
The last of a dying breed
B Magazine, Published on 19/10/2014
» As technology takes on a bigger role in our lives, it is sounding the death knell for many long-standing professions.
Right on time
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 17/10/2014
» While other brands presented as many models as they could, IWC Schaffhausen put the spotlight on one family of its timekeepers, Portofino, at the 2014 Watches & Wonders, held recently at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Sushi supreme
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 17/10/2014
» While the arrival of another sushi restaurant in Bangkok might elicit groans instead of grins, Sushi Ichi is not your average semi-frozen fish dispenser. The Michelin-starred original incarnation exists in retail mecca Ginza in Tokyo, which conjures images of the famed Sukiyabashi Jiro restaurant of Jiro Dreams of Sushi documentary. Its basement setting is not unlike a Tokyo subway station location — a little unusual for Bangkok but completely normal in the homeland. The cosy dimensions are split into two rooms for 12 and 14 diners, with a narrow corridor connecting the two. The indirect lighting and ample use of hinoki wood (sourced locally) soften voices and light, transporting you seemingly far away from the bustling Ratchaprasong intersection just outside. An indirectly shared experience in the counter-style rooms, present during our lunch visit were well-dressed pairs of locals, execs eating alone and a Japanese couple that seemed right at home.
Red ink no barrier for TLA
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 15/10/2014
» Thai Lion Air (TLA), the no-frills carrier that took to the skies nearly a year ago, is maintaining its expansion plans despite operating deeply in the red.
Thailand growing source of counterfeit dollars
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/10/2014
» $7.2 million seizure of counterfeit 100-dollar bills linked to Thai military officers, largest seizure of fake US bills in Southeast Asia in decade & biggest-ever in Cambodia.
Thailand seen as growing source of counterfeit dollars in Southeast Asia
Published on 13/10/2014
» BATTAMBANG, Cambodia, — He may be the just the police chief of Battambang, a languid riverside town in western Cambodia, but, recently, people have taken to calling Brig Gen Sar Theth the $7 million man.
Shortening the supply chain
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 13/10/2014
» Following the government's decision to make long-awaited rice payments to some of the farmers affected by the previous administration's failed rice-pledging scheme, the topic of the domestic rice market has once again become a hot-topic.
On Koh Phangan, the party continues
Spectrum, Published on 12/10/2014
» ‘When my brother turned the music on, everyone started walking over to the beach. People began dancing and singing,” recalled Soon Somwang, who was then 18 and working at a restaurant which had yet to be named on a starry, Full Moon night on Koh Phangan in 1986.
Strained mood at Russian Grand Prix ahead of Putin visit
AFP, Published on 11/10/2014
» SOCHI (RUSSIA) - The inaugural Russian Grand Prix will take place on Sunday in a strained atmosphere, part-subdued and part-celebratory, amid high security and dramatic speculation, all intensified when, as expected, president Vladimir Putin arrives in the paddock before the race.