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Straddling two worlds
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 11/12/2025
» When I visited Istanbul for the first time, I learned a joke from Gocke, my local guide, who goes to work by undersea train every day. "But you can't see anything," she laughed. For her, it takes only four minutes to cross from Asia to Europe, under the Bosphorus Strait that divides the ancient city.
Basilica emerges from Turkish lake, illuminates early Church life
AFP, Published on 24/11/2025
» IZNIK, Turkey - When it was discovered a decade ago, the 4th-century basilica of Nicaea was totally submerged, its importance to early Christian history hidden beneath a lake in northwestern Turkey.
New movies out this week: Nov 6-12
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/11/2025
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Citizenship restored to former Greek royals
Published on 24/12/2024
» ATHENS - The former royal family of Greece has been granted citizenship and has pledged loyalty to the republic in a landmark move 50 years after the country abolished the monarchy.
The sisterhood's rise
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 02/12/2024
» In a year marked by highly anticipated releases, Dune: Prophecy made a unique entry into HBO's line-up on Nov 19. Co-produced by HBO and Legendary Television, this six-part prequel series peels back the layers of Frank Herbert's legendary universe to reveal the roots of one of its most enigmatic factions, the Bene Gesserit. You can watch new episodes of the series every Monday on HBO and Max.
One day in Istanbul
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 10/10/2024
» When our business-class flight touched down in Istanbul at first light, we awoke to a pleasant welcome of cool weather. Unexpectedly, we learned that many of our travel companions were visiting Turkey for the first time and that Thai travellers are exempt from visa requirements.
The true cost of our 'wars' and 'wreckonomics'
Oped, Published on 16/02/2024
» In Constantine Cavafy's poem Waiting for the Barbarians, the much-feared barbarians never turn up. "Now, what's going to happen to us without barbarians?" the poem asks. "Those people were a kind of solution."
Love bomb your bath with Lush
Life, Noko, Published on 26/12/2023
» The Snow Fairy appears in various manifestations with a candy scent for Lush's festive collection.
Greece's last king Constantine laid to rest at former royal cemetery
AFP, Published on 16/01/2023
» ATHENS: Greece's last king, Constantine II, was laid to rest on Monday at the royal cemetery of Tatoi near Athens, after a private funeral service that drew dozens of European royals and a crowd of several hundreds.
Royals gather for funeral of Greece's last king Constantine
AFP, Published on 16/01/2023
» ATHENS - The funeral of Greece's last king, Constantine II, will take place on Monday with a host of European royalty expected to descend on Athens for the service.