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Audacious, vivacious talent
Life, Published on 30/08/2025
» Back in 2021, a group of intrepid Bangkok music students decided to create their own opera company, undeterred by the fact that this is the most difficult art form to produce.
For a gentleman's adventures
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 11/07/2025
» Portraying a dashing modern traveller, Henry Cavill sports the Longines Spirit Zulu Time 1925 that gives him the time in Sydney and Hong Kong in a new campaign.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: April 30-May 6
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 30/04/2025
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
Constitutional crisis looms as Trump admin flirts with defying the courts
AFP, Published on 28/02/2025
» WASHINGTON — Former United States president Andrew Jackson famously reacted to an unfavourable ruling by the Supreme Court chief justice with the defiant rejoinder: "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."
Follow-ups needed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/09/2024
» Re: "Seed bomb threat to forest ecology", (Editorial, Sept 2), "Hilltop plot seized after landslides", (BP, 2 Sept) & "Phuket Buddha site ordered closed due to landslide risks", (BP, Sept 3).
Explore the charms of the Med with Siam Society
Life, Published on 15/07/2024
» Siam Society is holding a study trip to discover the charms of two Mediterranean islands -- Sardinia and Corsica -- from Oct 9-21.
Did the West cause the war in Ukraine?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 25/06/2024
» There is one thing almost all populist nationalists agree on: the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the continuing carnage there was the fault of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). If Nato had not expanded to Russia's borders, it would all still be peace and love in Europe.
Cannes asks: Cinema anyone?
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/05/2024
» To remind us that we're here because of cinema, the 77th Cannes Film Festival did an uncanny double bill on its first day. The festival opened on Tuesday and will run until May 25. On the first afternoon, before the ritzy kerfuffle of the opening red carpet, Cannes screened the first part of the restored 1927 silent film Napoleon, an audacious epic of the French Revolution by Abel Gance, who 97 years ago tested the limits of what cinema could do with exhilarating results (the entire film runs for seven hours; we were treated to the first four here).
Understanding 'Animal Farm' in Zimbabwe
Oped, Published on 27/04/2024
» I began to notice Animal Farm references start to proliferate in Zimbabwe in 2008.
A feast for the senses
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 21/03/2024
» The seaside town of Phetchaburi was recognised as a creative city of gastronomy in 2021 and as a result the Phra Nakhon Khiri Festival provides an opportunity for visitors to discover the local culinary scene, history and charming heritage all in one place. This year, the festival returns for its 37th edition and continues until Saturday.