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    Eateries push local food in casino areas

    Business, Published on 22/04/2024

    » The Thai Restaurant Association is asking the government to consider building an integrated entertainment complex, featuring casino, hotel, shopping mall, amusement park and restaurants, in a second-tier area, promoting local dishes to sell in the complex.

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    Ripley strikes quite exquisitely, again

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 12/04/2024

    » Just when you thought the original book was bled dry, its last drop of smouldering homoerotic blood squeezed and sucked by multilple movie adaptations, from Rene Clement (French) and Anthony Minghella (American) to Liliana Cavani (Italian), here comes Steven Zaillian's seven-episode Netflix series bluntly titled Ripley. Dusky and exquisitely coldblooded, the latest reworking proves that the Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley is a living gift that continues giving after 69 years.

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    Betting on the future

    Business, Published on 08/04/2024

    » Casino legalisation resurfaced as a political issue last month after the House of Representatives supported a study by a panel of lawmakers to allow casinos as part of large entertainment complexes, eager to gain estimated revenue of 440 billion baht per year.

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    Young Finnish school shooter ‘was bullied’

    Published on 03/04/2024

    » HELSINKI - The 12-year-old boy who shot and killed a fellow sixth-grader and severely injured two others at a school in Finland has explained that he was a target of bullying, and this was the motive for his attack, police said on Wednesday.

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    Child killed in Finland school shooting

    Published on 02/04/2024

    » HELSINKI - One child was killed and two seriously wounded in a shooting at a school outside the Finnish capital on Tuesday, police said, with a 12-year-old fellow pupil suspected of the attack taken into custody.

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    Senator eager to improve casino plan

    Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/04/2024

    » With the resurgence of interest in legalising casinos to bolster economic growth as the digital wallet and Land Bridge policies remain on hold, the government is being urged to reassess the details of a proposed casino and entertainment complex.

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    Govt's latest gamble

    Published on 31/03/2024

    » Concerns have surfaced over the safety implications and broader societal effects of casino legalisation for an integrated entertainment complex project, particularly with regards to potential risks, especially among youth.

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    King's Bangkok Offers Academic Excellence Scholarships

    Published on 28/03/2024

    » King’s College International School Bangkok, or King’s Bangkok, continues its dedication to offering world-class educational opportunities to Thai students. The school is delighted to announce the continuation of the 'King’s Bangkok Academic Excellence Scholarship' into its second year. For the academic year 2024/2025, this scholarship is available to secondary school students in Years 10 and 12, providing support through Senior School and the potential for further financial assistance up until the completion of a bachelor's degree, with a maximum value of up to 5 million Baht.

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    South Korea: Very competitive and childless

    Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 05/03/2024

    » There are enough people to go around: eight billion now, compared to two billion less than a hundred years ago. Fifty-one million in South Korea, compared to only twelve million a hundred years ago. So why are South Koreans obsessed about their low birth rate?

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    Ukraine worn down as war enters third year

    Published on 21/02/2024

    » KRAMATORSK, Ukraine - As the Ukraine war enters its third year, the infantry of 59th Brigade are confronting a bleak reality: they’re running out of soldiers and ammunition to resist their Russian invaders.

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