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Sound show leaves Thai MotoGP organisers upbeat
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 25/02/2018
» For three full days last week, eyes of those who love high-speed thrills and spills were riveted to Buri Ram's Chang International Circuit where Thailand will stage its first ever MotoGP race from Oct 5-7.
The 'Garlic Girls': Korean curlers a global sensation
Associated Press, Published on 23/02/2018
» GANGNEUNG, South Korea: Forget Lindsey Vonn and Adam Rippon. The real rock stars of the Pyeongchang Olympics are a humble group of Korean curlers who have no idea they've become a global sensation.
Myanmar bulldozes what is left of Rohingya villages
Associated Press, Published on 23/02/2018
» First, their villages were burned to the ground. Now, Myanmar's government is using bulldozers to literally erase them from the earth -- in a vast operation rights groups say is destroying crucial evidence of mass atrocities against the nation's ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority.
Of beers and bodily functions
Spectrum, Published on 18/02/2018
» Trickster, tinkerer, inventor, parodist -- at 86, Robert Coover is the last man standing, alongside John Barth, who is 87, of a post-war generation of postmodern experimental writers that included John Hawkes, William Gaddis and William Gass.
Museum 'renovation' comes under fire
News, Rarinthorn Petcharoen, Published on 17/02/2018
» After being closed for three years for renovations that cost 34.8 million baht, the Nan National Museum has recently reopened -- only to be greeted with trenchant criticism over the outcome of the refurbishment.
Dater's dilemma
Life, Published on 14/02/2018
» Valentine's Day or not, is Bangkok a romantic city for foreigners passing through?
For anime and manga lovers
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 01/02/2018
» He wears a straw hat and an unbuttoned red shirt. His friendly face always has a broad smile. Since he was created in 1997, Monkey D Luffy, the main character of Japanese manga series One Piece has inspired people to travel for adventures.
Ratchaburi struggles to keep the faith
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 06/01/2018
» A small Catholic community nestled in the orchards of Ratchaburi is making plans to patch up the worn social fabric evident in a steady drop in the number of churchgoers.
Top 5 social media stories of the year
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 30/12/2017
» The influence of social media on society today is of profound importance, and 2017 was no exception. This past year was one when netizens widely used social media platforms to scrutinise matters of public interest. Below are the top five news stories of the year that spread online mostly through social media initially in a much faster and wider manner before the mainstream media picked up and pursued them.
'Trump country' faith unshaken
Associated Press, Published on 28/12/2017
» SANDY HOOK, Kentucky: The regulars amble in before dawn and claim their usual table, the one next to an old box television playing the news on mute.