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Guru's Weekly Buzz: Jan 26-Feb 1
Guru, Guru writers, Published on 26/01/2024
» Guru by Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Holy trinity
Life, John Clewley, Published on 14/02/2023
» The banjo is a key instrument in Western folk music -- from US bluegrass to Irish trad -- and over the past 20 years, research into the roots of this three-stringed instrument have revealed its west African lute origins, with two instruments, the ngoni and the ekonting, now understood to be the closest ancestors to the banjo.
Being gay: where it can lead to prison or even death
AFP, Published on 29/11/2022
» As Singapore lifted a colonial-era ban on sex between men while also taking steps to block marriage equality, AFP looks at dozens of countries that still criminalise the LGBTQ community:
Spellbinding collaboration proves less is more
Life, John Clewley, Published on 21/06/2022
» I once had the rare privilege to see the great bluesman and songwriter Earl King, who wrote the New Orleans Mardi Gras anthem Big Chief, perform in a small club in Tokyo. Before he took to the stage another band performed, with a well-known young blues guitarist playing fast action licks and riffs at breakneck speed. In complete contrast, when Earl King played guitar he played far fewer notes, paring down the music to its essentials. I can still remember King's playing, but I can't recall anything the young pretender played.
The Searchers
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 10/02/2020
» After almost 10 years of hard work and continuous study of the life cycle of hepatitis C, the effort has paid off with German virologist Dr Ralf F.W. Bartenschlager being selected as a 2019 Prince Mahidol Award laureate in the field of medicine, while British Prof Dr David Mabey has received the award in the field of public health services for his research on trachoma -- a common eye infection leading to blindness.
'Africa's Grammys' celebrate the hits of the continent
AFP, Published on 23/11/2018
» LAGOS: After a 15-year career in banking and marketing, Nigerian Mike Dada was looking for a platform to "communicate the strength of Africa to the rest of the world".
No sex, please, we're skittish
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 04/03/2018
» I wonder how many of my Sunday readers could pinpoint the country of Gambia on a map.
PM calls for end to 'sex tourism image'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/02/2018
» Thailand has to change its image of being a sex tourism destination, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday.