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Hills alive with the sound of music
B Magazine, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 19/02/2012
» In a corner of Loei province so remote that the only mobile phone reception comes from Laos, robust opera arias and piano arpeggios ring out. It's not what you'd expect to hear in this typically tranquil spot near Pak Chom along the Mekong, but with the 11th Agalin music camp under way, the sounds of nature give way to those of the classics.
In Full Bloom
Life, Jonathan Fryer, Published on 08/02/2012
» It was the stare that always got you. The bold, direct, Cleopatran stare of a woman who knows that she holds the reins simply because she's very comfortable in her own skin. In the '80s, her fame came from posing for sultry, eroticised photos that steamed up the rooms of men, young and old. Now Penpak Sirikul is 51. She has a 30-year-old son. She has no beau at the moment ("I won't hide, I never hide"). But she stares you down and disembowels you with her smouldering, black-widow heat. Look closely, boys: even now, Penpak doesn't do seduction. She is seduction.
New varsity hospital sought
News, Published on 07/02/2012
» Suranaree University of Technology has proposed to develop a university hospital in the northeastern region.
Mouths Wide Open
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 13/01/2012
» Like natural or political disasters, there's no shortage of Italian kitchens in Bangkok. From Gianni and Zanotti to Basilico and Pizza Hut, most bases are already covered. But add an Eyes Wide Shut-style dungeon to the mix, and the cucina arena is given a new lease of life.
Dealing with the perils of emotional toil
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 13/09/2010
» Hospitality industry employees who are forced to keep their emotions in check especially in stressful situations can land up facing tensions at home as well as health problems, according to a study by researchers at two universities in Pakistan.
Tourism, consumption spur June revival
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 31/07/2010
» Tourism and domestic consumption rebounded in June from sharp declines in April and May, when the country was racked by political unrest, the Bank of Thailand said in its monthly briefing yesterday.
Banyan Tree adds Samui property
Business, Prapasri Vasuhirun, Published on 15/07/2010
» Banyan Tree adds Samui attractionBanyan Tree yesterday introduced its new luxury pool villa resort on Koh Samui, its third location in Thailand after Bangkok and Phuket.
Samui operators plead for more flights
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/03/2010
» The government is being urged to increase flights to Koh Samui as tourist numbers are expected to surge during the high summer season.