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Myanmar coup puts seal on autocracy’s rise in SE Asia
New York Times, Published on 13/04/2021
» Late last month, foreign officials in army regalia toasted their hosts in Naypyitaw, the bunkered capital built by Myanmar’s military. Ice clinked in frosted glasses. A lavish spread had been laid out for the foreign dignitaries in honor of Myanmar’s Armed Forces Day.
Tech predictions for 2021
Business, Published on 28/12/2020
» 2020 was the year that proved that chief information officers and chief technology officers deserved a more prominent seat at the boardroom table. As a result, 2021 will be the year that innovation and digital prowess driven by agile systems and processes will become more mainstream.
'Perfect' whale skeleton to return home next year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/12/2020
» PATHUM THANI: The country's oldest partially fossilised Bryde's whale skeleton is expected to be returned to its home in Samut Sakhon within 12 months after the painstaking task of putting it back together is completed.
Ailing newspapers abandon newsrooms as pandemic deepens woes
AFP, Published on 13/12/2020
» NEW YORK: The buzzing newsroom has long been the lifeblood of American newspapers. But in recent months the buzz has become virtual as the pandemic deepens the industry crisis and forces journalists to work remotely.
Revisiting Wong's dance of desire
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 30/10/2020
» Drenched with desire, Wong Kar-wai's In The Mood For Love feels like a plush, vivid dream lodged in the deepest recess of a lover's heart. Now, the heart is beating again and the dream is being projected on the big screen some 20 years after the film first stunned audiences at Cannes and launched a wave of copycats around Asia.
Pandemics through the Ages: One more wake-up call unheeded?
Christopher Bruton, Published on 28/05/2020
» Pandemics have been an endemic feature of human history throughout the passage of time. They have killed off more people than wars and famines.
SoftBank's Big Bets Are Hit Hard by Coronavirus
Business, Published on 18/05/2020
» The world's biggest tech fund was risky from the start, quickly pouring about $80 billion into cash-burning startups at high prices. A less-noticed part of SoftBank Group Corp.'s strategy has deepened the fund's losses and will likely weigh on any recovery.
Pushing 'phasin' to the fore
News, Published on 17/02/2020
» Until recently, phasin -- a long fabric which is often wrapped around the waist like a skirt -- was considered outdated. It was seen more as a relic from the past, a piece of cultural heritage that belonged in the museum as a part of an anthropological exhibit rather than daily life.
Russian Orthodox Church ignites regional spiritual fire
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/02/2020
» The Russian Orthodox Church in Thailand may have only served as "a centre of spiritual fire" for Russians in the country for two decades, but the first and only Eastern Orthodox Church in the region has drawn devout Christians from all over the world.
Religious retreat
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/02/2020
» If you still haven't made plans for this Makha Bucha weekend, you could do worse than head to Maha Sarakham. The northeastern province is celebrating its annual festival at Phra Borommathat Na Dun, a revered pagoda in the district of the same name, until Sunday.