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Wu poised to be next big name
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 12/02/2021
» All the talk on golf's Class of 2019 has so far centred around the trio of Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff, whose prodigious talents and youthful exuberance have seen them take the PGA Tour by storm.
Army overhauls management of its properties
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/02/2021
» The Army has begun overhauling the management of its golf courses, as well as other recreational and sports facilities, following the mass shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima last year by a soldier.
Police crackdown rocks top Mexican tourist resort
AFP, Published on 12/11/2020
» CANCúN (MEXICO) - Images of terrified protesters fleeing police and gunfire have shaken one of Mexico's top beach resorts and dealt another blow to a tourism industry already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
Roaming in the gloaming
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 05/11/2020
» It was pouring like crazy. I was lucky to find refuge in a noodle shop before getting soaked. It had rained twice since the morning. So far, including the days when I was on Koh Phayam, I never got a chance to shoot -- or even see -- a clear blue sky.
The man, myth and legend
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 07/10/2020
» Thai movie fans remember Oct 8 every year as the day beloved actor Mitr Chaibancha tragically died in 1970 after falling from a ladder hanging from a helicopter over a Pattaya beach while shooting a stunt scene for the iconic film Insee Thong (Golden Eagle).
Greek town of Preveza bets on slow tourism to overcome virus
AFP, Published on 11/08/2020
» PREVEZA (GREECE) - Yannis Yovanos scans the waters of the Ambracian Gulf with his binoculars for dolphins shooting into the air before curving back down into the sea.
Yesterday, today & forever
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 10/07/2020
» It doesn't matter whether you're a kid or you're seasoned in your years: if you haven't been living under a rock and you love movies, you know who Tom Hanks is and you love him. What's not to love? He voiced a cowboy that takes us back to our childhood, played a lovable slow-witted man who taught us that life is like a box of chocolates and he's also led us through the hells of World War II during D-Day. He returns to that era of history in his new film, Greyhound, which he stars in and also wrote the screenplay for. He plays Captain Ernie Krause who helms the titular ship and is also leading a number of ships through a dangerous part of the Atlantic Ocean. Guru was able to join a digital press conference where he talks about the parallels between World War II and how Covid has affected film-making.
Florida gambles on reopening, as virus numbers rise
AFP, Published on 18/06/2020
» MIAMI BEACH, US: Florida is reporting record daily totals of new coronavirus cases, but you'd never know it looking at the Sunshine State's increasingly busy beaches and hotels.
US man threatens shooting over lack of masks in store
AFP, Published on 18/04/2020
» MIAMI - Police in Florida have arrested a man who threatened to go on a shooting rampage in his local supermarket because he thought too few shoppers were wearing protective masks against the coronavirus.
Imagining Krabi
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 11/03/2020
» There's an archaeology of narrative in Krabi, 2562, a film by Anocha Suwichakornpong and Ben Rivers currently showing in select Bangkok cinemas. Layer upon layer, stratum upon stratum, dust on dust, it gives us a glimpse of how history, legend and biography is constructed. Like playful excavators, the two filmmakers peel off the palimpsest of a place and its people, real and imagined.