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Unlocking a city's potential
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/12/2021
» Five years ago, the Creative Economy Agency (CEA) developed Charoen Krung to be the first creative district in Bangkok. Before the old Charoen Krung could become an area of hip café, restaurants, bars and art galleries, people at CEA organised focus groups and listened to opinions of more than 500 local people in the community. To serve the community in accordance to their opinions, CEA decided to work on five projects -- recreating the public riverfront, developing abandoned shophouses, creating green pocket landscape, connecting local alleys and designing signage for walkable districts.
'Sex and the City' stars speak out on Noth sexual assault allegations
AFP, Published on 21/12/2021
» LOS ANGELES: The stars of "Sex and the City" have broken their silence on allegations of sexual assault against their co-star Chris Noth, expressing support for the women who came forward.
Raising awareness of injustice
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/12/2021
» Thai contemporary artist Prakit Kobkijwattana's works through the years have spoken volumes about the root causes of injustice found within society.
A poor farewell
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 08/10/2021
» Even though Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, was a strong supporting character rather than a main title character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), she developed a great deal as one of the Avengers since her first appearance over a decade ago in Iron Man 2 (2010). So it's quite hard to believe that Black Widow finally got a solo adventure.
Youth pianists invited to compete for prizes
Life, Published on 23/09/2021
» Interested pianists of all nationalities under 20 are invited to enter the second "Bangkok International Piano Competition" to vie for cash prizes worth US$6,500 (200,000 baht) in total.
Branagh's 'Belfast' boosts Oscars hopes with Toronto prize
AFP, Published on 19/09/2021
» OTTAWA: "Belfast," Kenneth Branagh's black-and-white homage to the hometown he fled as a child, raised its profile as an early Oscar frontrunner by winning the Toronto film festival's coveted top prize Saturday.
Bold and intoxicating
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 03/09/2021
» Better late than never as they say. Cruella, Disney's latest live-action film featuring Emma Stone which premiered in the US in May and skipped theatrical release in Thailand after being postponed several times due to Covid-19, finally lands on Disney+ Hotstar today.
Lee 'Scratch' Perry, reggae and dub wizard, dies at 85
AFP, Published on 30/08/2021
» NEW YORK: Lee "Scratch" Perry, the wildly influential Jamaican singer and producer who pushed the boundaries of reggae and shepherded dub, died Sunday. He was 85 years old.
Hot-shot director Waititi shares indigenous humor in 'Reservation Dogs'
AFP, Published on 07/08/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Long before he won an Oscar or directed a Marvel superhero blockbuster, Taika Waititi had a recurring problem while making movies about his native Maori community in New Zealand.
BTS to return to UN as South Korea's special envoy for post-Covid world
Published on 23/07/2021
» HONG KONG: K-pop boy band BTS has just received a rare non-musical title - South Korea's special envoy for public diplomacy.