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Rebrand is doomed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/09/2021
» Re: "Time for tourism policy rethink", (Editorial, Sept 5).
Mid-Autumn Festival with a French flair
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 10/09/2021
» Capella Bangkok makes its Mid-Autumn Festival debut with a rather unique iteration on mooncakes in the form of limited-edition Fortune Cakes which fuse flavour and finesse of French patisserie with Chinese inspiration.
A week without inhibitions
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 10/09/2021
» We have all met people on vacation that became friends we partied with once and then lost touch afterwards. But what would happen if you became friends with crazy people and they followed you back to your wedding? Well, that's what happens in Vacation Friends, a raw and raunchy comedy that was just released on Disney+ Hotstar this week.
Thailand's holding pattern till next poll
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 10/09/2021
» Thailand's recent no-confidence debate in parliament started with a bang and ended with a whimper. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and five other cabinet members who were grilled by opposition MPs for pandemic mishandling, budget irregularities and overall mismanagement and incompetence sailed through the parliamentary vote based on the coalition government's strength in MP numbers rather than the merits of its governance.
AIG Combines Roles of Chief Executive and Chairman
Business, Published on 10/09/2021
» American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Peter Zaffino will add the role of company chairman, a move signaling the board's support for him over the long haul.
Relax rules on selling: Somsak
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/09/2021
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin on Thursday urged the Public Health Ministry to quickly amend regulations to permit the sale of kratom-based products to provide needed income for rural people.
For Coming IPOs, Greed is Out. Do-Gooding Is In.
Business, Published on 10/09/2021
» Forget Gordon Gekko. The hottest companies launching IPOs are branding themselves as do-gooders.
Standard International readies for global hotel expansion
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 10/09/2021
» Standard International is aiming to have 35 properties globally in five years as it prepares to open its first hotel in Thailand on Dec 1 in Hua Hin, developed by its largest shareholder Sansiri Plc.
Reality check
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 10/09/2021
» The malls are crowded again. The streets are lined with traffic. There seems to be more people (and motorcycles) on the sidewalk. Your eyes do not deceive you: the City of Angels has come back to life -- or at least slightly. Certain venues like fitness centres and theatres remain closed (sorry, Marvel fans hoping to watch Shang-Chi) but the city's ever-favoured shopping malls have returned and dining-in at restaurants is possible again, albeit in limited capacity. Does this bode well for Bangkokians? Should we expect the worst? Despite the relief we feel of finally being let out of our houses, are there still challenges? Guru speaks to people of different professions to gauge their opinions.
Ignore climate change at your peril
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/09/2021
» A marine scientist warned that coral bleaching in the east, which endangers species inhabiting colourful sprawling colonies, is the most tangible evidence of climate change.