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Peak problem
News, Postbag, Published on 02/01/2017
» Re: "New Year bus service to top of Doi Inthanon", (BP, Dec 30).
Cruisin' down the river
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 01/09/2016
» Myanmar has stunning treasures and the most unique way to view them is cruising down the Irrawaddy River.
Female Lawrence deserves more
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 24/06/2016
» Gertrude Bell was an adventurer, desert explorer, cartographer, polyglot, writer, kingmaker, and an overshadowed figure during World War I. She spoke Arabic, German, French and several other languages; T.E. Lawrence sought her advice; the Arabs respected her; the British Empire wanted her to spy for them; she helped Sheikh Faisal, who fought with Lawrence against the Ottomans, become the king of Iraq. In short, a great woman who lived a full life. And now in the motion picture Queen Of The Desert, Bell is played by Nicole Kidman in her wind-kissed scarf, lovelorn smile and in a story fraught with Oriental romanticism. The great adventurer doesn't receive a great cinematic treatment after all.
Recover the money
News, Postbag, Published on 04/06/2016
» Can someone explain why Klongchan Credit Union members, who lost 12 billion baht, are not officially represented by the justice system? The Justice Minister (BP, May 31) is correct in saying that they appear to have been forgotten.
Disney has first mobile board game
Life, AKIN, Published on 04/05/2016
» Disney recently launched its first mobile board game, Disney Magical Dice, available in 155 countries.
Uniqlo owner sees no impact from China slowdown
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 29/09/2015
» Tokyo: The Walt Disney Co's new park in Shanghai would help the Uniqlo casual wear brand expand in China, Fast Retailing Co chairman Tadashi Yanai said on Saturday, shrugging off concerns over an economic slowdown in the Japanese retailer's largest overseas market.
Preying on the rich
Life, Published on 21/09/2015
» If mythology is to be believed, Midas was the richest man in the world. But his wealth was a curse. Everything he touched turned to gold, including food. Back in time, emperors were decked out in jewels, which is why tomb raiders broke into pyramids and tombs.
Sex, lies and videotape
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 18/09/2015
» The title is appropriately provoking. The Elle Men Film Festival 18-Plus, which begins on Sept 25, has prompted cinemagoers to imagine a feast of mild pornography served up on the big screen uncut. Don't get overexcited, anyway. While three of the six films in this mini showcase indeed feature sexual content deserving the R-rating, the interpretation of the "18-plus" here can be less libidinous than that. In fact, the other half of the films shown are almost family-friendly, and that 18-year-old milestone should designate the intellectual ability to grasp a world whose complexity can only stir feelings in adults.
A new crime series
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 01/06/2015
» Time was when James Patterson penned a crime novel annually. Then semi-annually. Then seasonally. At the rate this reviewer is now receiving them, they seem to be coming out weekly. No sooner do I critique one than the next crosses my desk. Alone and with his team of co-authors, he's clearly on a roll.
TAT to organise T-POP Festival 2015
Published on 30/04/2015
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is organising the T-POP Festival 2015: Thailand Music Festival from May 22-23 at Ram Ratchaniwet (Ban Puen Palace) in Phetchaburi province, with the objective of boosting tourism.