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MU Choir wins major international award
Life, Pontakorn Urapeepatanapong, Published on 27/07/2017
» One year after striking gold in both Lithuania and Poland, the Mahidol University Choir took home first prize once again at Germany's Harmonie Festival and, more recently, the Czech Republic's Festival of Song 2017. By winning the Grand Prix, they set a precedent by becoming the first Thai choral group to win a major prize at the international level of competition. Additionally, the MU Choir also won a Gold Diploma in Sacred Music and a Gold Medal in Mixed Youth Choir.
Rites or wrongs?
Life, Published on 24/07/2017
» Male freshmen were ordered to feel each other's crotch, lick each other's nipples and eat a disgusting mixture of pumpkin, fermented fish and discarded vegetables -- things that look like faeces. Refuse, and the senior would escalate the punishment.
Lumpini park: A cheap and healthy path to fitness
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/07/2017
» Lumpini Park is still among the favourite choices for workout enthusiasts looking for cost-effective modes to sweat it out.
Cheap and healthy: A walk in the park and more
Life, Published on 18/07/2017
» Despite a non-stop fitness evolution, be it T25, flying yoga, aqua cycling and so forth, Lumpini Park is still among the favourite choices for workout enthusiasts looking for cost-effective modes to sweat it out.
Sewing up an overlooked market
Life, Published on 17/07/2017
» Everyday clothing worn by the average person becomes a challenge to people hampered by physical disabilities. For those with limb and mobility impairments, putting on regular clothes can be a daily impediment.
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Published on 15/07/2017
» 1. It's been seven years, but winter is finally coming. Monday will mark the seventh season premiere of the acclaimed series, Game Of Thrones. Opening the season at 8am on HBO will be the episode Dragonstone, which sees Jon Snow organising the defences for the North, Cersei trying to even the odds and Daenerys coming home (finally!). While the season will see the return of regulars like Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke, new members of Season 7 include Jim Broadbent, Tom Hopper, Megan Parkinson and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. The series will also be streaming on HBO and HBO Go on AIS Play and AIS Playbox.
'The poor would be doomed'
Life, Published on 27/06/2017
» The debate heats up in the circle of Thai health advocates when news broke recently that the Universal Healthcare Coverage (UC) scheme -- or the 30 baht gold card -- may be revoked or modified to require a higher co-payment, as part of an amendment to the national health security law.
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Published on 17/06/2017
» 1. Tanachira Group, famous for the importing and distribution of fashion and lifestyle brands such as Pandora and Marimekko, is hosting a charity art exhibition to celebrate its six-year anniversary. Eight Thai artists will be featured in the exhibition, which runs until June 24 at Tanachira Art Of Life Charity Project, first floor of the Atrium Zone, CentralWorld. An art auction will be held until June 30, with all proceeds donated to the Queen Sirikit Centre for Breast Cancer Foundation. Bids can be placed through Facebook (Tanachira Card), email (tanachiraauction2017@tanachira.co.th), or call 02-264-5081, ext 113. Donations can be made via boxes at Pandora and Marimekko shops at CentralWorld. Visit Tanachira Card on Facebook or @TanachiraOfficial on Instagram.
Concert craze
Life, Published on 15/06/2017
» Concertgoers are gauging the capacity of their wallets. While Thailand has had its fair share of playing host to big-name artists from around the world in the past several years, it seems 2017 will be one of the busiest in recent memory.
Fields of fascination
Life, Published on 12/06/2017
» Long before the internet and, before that, high-rise buildings, Thais led a much simpler life in the farms and villages. It was simple but also innovative -- according to the exhibition "Minds Of Thai Inventors" at Museum Siam now -- and though their innovations were far from scientific breakthroughs, they allowed people to appreciate and harmonise with their surroundings.