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Princesses and heroes on ice
Life, Published on 18/02/2013
» It's still a month away and many kids are counting down with excitement for the new episode of Disney On Ice, which will tour Bangkok from March 22 to 25.
Trashing the party
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 29/11/2012
» If you are among those who inhabit the Bangkok night, you may have heard of or even joined a party by Trasher, Bangkok, a group which celebrates 90s pop music, from Top-40 hits to guilty pleasures.
Rolling Stones rock London in first of 50-year shows
AFP Relax News, Published on 26/11/2012
» The Rolling Stones rocked London on Sunday as they thrilled a 20,000 crowd in the first of five concerts to mark their 50th anniversary.
And thebleed goes on
Life, Published on 21/10/2012
» X Factor songbird Leona Lewis dabbles in dance while still keeping it safe on her long-delayed third studio outing, 'Glassheart', and she's all the better for it
Almost Real
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 12/10/2012
» The whole setup is so wacky and improbable that it can only dovetail into one thing: it could be true. Or as true as a Hollywood movie could get. In order to save six Americans during the Teheran hostage crisis, the CIA sends in an agent posing as a sci-fi film producer looking for a location. He'd breeze into Iran, kiss the ring of Khomeini's culture minister, and rescue the six, not sneaking or smuggling them out, but waltzing them through the falcon-grip of a tightly surveilled airport with legit boarding passes.
Power Plays
Life, Published on 02/10/2012
» At the Asian launch of the second edition of his book From Poverty To Power last week in Bangkok, Oxfam's senior strategic adviser Duncan Green opened with his British sense of humour.
Hearts and minds
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 20/08/2012
» The basic assumption in the West is that the rest of the world is comprised of savages, barbarians and ignoramuses and that the West has the moral obligation to civilise them. Not least by bringing them to God, the West's God of the New Testament of course. Hence the missionaries of every shape and form.
Lady Gaga makes bangkok debut
Life, Published on 25/04/2012
» With only a month to go, most Thai fans of Lady Gaga are counting down to the most anticipated concert of the year by the world's most famous superstar.
The Greater Depression
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 27/02/2012
» One of the subjects my brain can't grasp is finance _ make that the field of economics. The one thing about it I thought I knew, not to spend more than one earns, is clearly wrong. Countries with billions of dollars in debts and counting are still spending with alacrity.