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A surreal telling
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 28/07/2025
» You are not alone if you get into Superstar, the new Netflix miniseries from Spain, without knowing it's based on a real-life figure -- a once-infamous Spanish dance-pop singer from the late 1990s named Tamara, who later reinvented herself as Yurena.
A pitch perfect pairing
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 11/07/2025
» What makes an action movie exciting and enjoyable, even when the story is simple or predictable? It doesn't happen often, but every now and then, a film comes along that proves a formulaic plot doesn't have to be a dealbreaker. Enter Prime Video's latest buddy action flick, Heads Of State -- a wild, high-energy, odd-couple romp that resurrects a familiar formula and injects it with sharp comedic timing and absurdly fun set pieces. Idris Elba and John Cena are the unexpected duo that make it all work.
City Dynamic Taps SEAFCO for Wireless Road Project
Published on 05/06/2025
» City Dynamic, a joint venture between City Realty and Swire Properties, has appointed Seafco Public Company Limited (SEAFCO) as the piling contractor for its ultra-luxury residential development on Wireless Road. This appointment follows the project's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval in the first quarter of 2025, allowing construction to commence. Piling and diaphragm wall works are scheduled for completion by the fourth quarter of 2025.
King Rama VI play shines as a grand opera
Life, Published on 13/05/2025
» It has been 25 years since National Artist Somtow Sucharitkul was commissioned to compose an opera based on the much-loved play Madanabadha by King Vajiravudh, Rama VI. The play is dedicated to the king's wife Queen Indrasakdi Sachi who, in a remarkable tie-in, also happens to be maestro Somtow's great-aunt.
Expensive parliament projects draw flak
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/05/2025
» Amid growing concerns about public spending and transparency, five key renovation projects within the parliament complex drew scrutiny during a House committee session on Thursday.
The Platinum Group Launches ‘Platinum District’ in Pratunam
Published on 06/05/2025
» The Platinum Group reinforces its position as a leader in the wholesale and retail fashion industry, expanding its empire by securing prime locations in Pratunam area. The group is preparing to launch "The Platinum Square" to strengthen its business by joining forces with Platinum Fashion Mall to elevate itself into a premier trading hub. This initiative underscores its role as ASEAN's number one fashion hub, supporting fashion traders and manufacturers while boosting Thailand’s tourism to attract shoppers from around the globe.
7 Iranians among 8 arrested in UK counterterrorism probes
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» LONDON - British police on Sunday said eight people, including seven Iranian nationals, were arrested in two separate counterterrorism probes.
UK police arrest 7 Iranian nationals in counter-terrorism operations
Published on 04/05/2025
» Britain's counter-terrorism police have arrested eight men, including seven Iranian nationals, in a number of raids across the country, the Metropolitan Police said on Sunday.
Green and grey
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 25/04/2025
» The hotel founding family's fingerprints are all over the Aman Nai Lert Bangkok. Quite literally. But it's done so in the most magnificent and tasteful way possible. Before arriving at their suites, guests must pass a double-floored atrium, fitted with a stillwater black pool and white boulder oasis that ticks all the boxes of a Zen rock and sand garden. Towering over this peaceful cocoon are discreet but impressive plaster panels textured with curving stripes. These are not sand dune lines, but Thanphuying Lursakdi Sampatisiri's enlarged fingerprints -- a tribute to the hotel founder's grandmother and forward-thinking matriarch that has shaped Bangkok's Nai Lert Park today.
SAO collapse probe shreds reputations
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/04/2025
» Out of the blue and rather belatedly, former auditor-general Phisit Leelavachiropas offered a ridiculous apology over the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building in Chatuchak district, saying he was sorry for using feng shui in his selection of the building's location.