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Step into the past
Life, Noko, Published on 21/10/2022
» Four years after his appointment as Gucci's creative director in 2015, Alessandro Michele imagined high jewellery illuminating the Garden of Delights.
Sanctioned Myanmar tycoons find shelter in Singapore
Published on 18/10/2022
» Frangipani plants and coconut trees front the three-story villa on Sentosa Island where Myanmar tycoon Tay Za stays when he’s in Singapore. It’s one of two houses his family owns in a development overlooking the South China Sea known as a playground for the wealthy. A short drive away is the Marina Bay Sands casino, where he would often show up carrying a duffel bag stuffed with cash. On a sunny day in June, a yellow Ferrari F8 Spider and a Mercedes were parked outside one of the villas.
Gold to see volatility in short term
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/09/2022
» Gold prices should remain volatile in the short term amid the strengthening US dollar and rising interest rates, but the outlook is positive as investors buy gold to hedge against uncertainties in the global financial market, say the World Gold Council.
Doomed olive grove harvests
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/09/2022
» The branch, plucked from one of thousands of trees in a densely packed olive grove in this village, has browning leaves and a few tiny, desiccated buds that are bunched near the end. To Agustín Bautista, the branch tells a story, and the story is about a harvest that is doomed.
'Gentle soul' Griner's fate on USA minds at basketball World Cup: coach
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» SYDNEY: Coach Cheryl Reeve admitted Wednesday the fate of "gentle soul" Brittney Griner was weighing heavily on the USA team at the basketball World Cup in Sydney and the jailed star's number 15 jersey would not be worn at the tournament.
Long-reigning Thai and British monarchs shared a bond
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» Their ancestors were "royal friends by correspondence" but Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Thailand's His Majesty King Bhumibol the Great developed a face-to-face bond during their lifetimes.
The process of crowning the new British monarch
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» LONDON: While Charles automatically became king the moment his mother Queen Elizabeth II died, the coronation will not come until later as this deeply symbolic ceremony takes time to organise.
Weak baht, food shipments aid exports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/09/2022
» Despite slower export growth in July, Thai shippers remain bullish that overall exports could rise by between 6-8% this year, helped by a weak baht and increased food shipments.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi gets more jail, hard labour for election fraud
Published on 02/09/2022
» Myanmar's deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday was found guilty of electoral fraud during 2020 polls her party won in a landslide and sentenced by a judge to three years in jail with hard labour, according to a source familiar with the proceedings.
Export growth rate eases amid range of challenges
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/08/2022
» Thailand's export growth slowed in July, mainly attributed to a decrease in fruit shipments, a semiconductor shortage that affected production in related sectors, and lockdown measures in some major Chinese cities that interrupted production and lengthened delivery times.