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Prasert stays richest for Thai shares
Business, Published on 10/12/2015
» Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, founder of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc (BGH) and Bangkok Airways Plc (BA), remains the richest businessman on the Thai stock market for the third consecutive year, with publicly listed shares worth 62 billion baht, up 7.7% from the previous year.
A dramatic feast
Life, Published on 19/11/2015
» It is a fact more and more widely known that theatre-going in Bangkok has become quite a draining enterprise. The past two weeks were particularly hectic with the 14th edition of the Bangkok Theatre Festival (BTF). The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre was the main venue alongside smaller venues throughout the city.
Universities to get more R&D funding
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 09/10/2015
» More funds will be earmarked to support research, technology and innovation at universities to help them improve their placing in the the world university rankings, after their poor performance this year, Education Minister Dapong Ratanasuwan said.
World of Wellness
Asia focus, Published on 03/08/2015
» Immerse yourself in a milky, floral bath amid soft music, enjoy a massage with aromatic herbal oils to relax your muscles, or open up your pores and rejuvenate your skin in a sauna. The choices are endless in the growing world of wellness spas and resorts. With more than 100 million trips taken every year, wellness tourism is booming in Asia Pacific.
An education in 'Thainess'
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/07/2015
» Nithiwat Tharatorn stood beside the poster of his film Kidthung Wittaya (Teacher's Diary). He smiled broadly. The reason was not just that he was in front of the cameras, but also because he was glad that his romantic comedy film, which came out in Thailand last year, was selected as the opening movie for the first Thai Film Festival at the theatre of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in London.
7-Eleven takes literature to the next level
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 06/07/2015
» Feel like SEA Write is a little too out of your league? Thanks to the countless other badges of honour that acknowledge good writing available in our country, the prestigious SEA Write Award is not the only ticket to literary stardom. 7 Book Awards, an initiative that started between CP All Public Company Limited and the Ministry of Education, has been honouring outstanding literature since 2004. This year's awards ceremony will be taking place later this month.
The final call
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 28/05/2015
» The curtains are coming down on La Fête 2015, the annual Franco-Thai cultural co-operation festival, as it will be held for the 11th and final time from June 3-20. Next year, according to the Embassy of France, it's likely that shows and performances will be spread out all-year-round.
Shakespeare on tour
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 21/05/2015
» Perhaps the most widely interpreted play in the history of theatre, Hamlet is now enjoying even more exposure as Shakespeare's Globe, a renowned theatre troupe from London, plans to visit every single country in the world with their production by the end of 2016, coinciding with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
Life on the small stage
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 13/05/2015
» Three new English-speaking theatre companies in Bangkok make a name for themselves.
Raising your value at work
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 23/02/2015
» Just as competition and evolution have shaped the natural world, so it goes in the business world. "Adapt or die" is a mantra that holds true just as much for multinational companies as for humans and animals.