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Just another case of terminal madness
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 16/08/2020
» Last weekend there was bit of a scene at Don Mueang airport when a passenger, after being told he was too late to board a domestic flight, decided the best response was to pick up the AirAsia computer laptop and smash it on the floor. Not a good idea.
US stock rally turns 567 point loss into 567 point gain
Associated Press, Published on 07/02/2018
» NEW YORK: US stocks rallied Tuesday as a late surge helped them regain almost half their losses from the day before, when they had their biggest plunge in 6-1/2 years. That came at the end of a day of heavy trading and huge swings for the market.
Lenzi Tuscan kitchen: Italian cooking the way it was meant to be
Christopher Lombardi, Special publications, Published on 16/03/2018
» Since bursting onto the fine dining scene in late October 2014, this gem of an eatery located off Soi Ruamrudee has made a name for itself with an uncommon authenticity and passion for the ages-old and fiercely preserved cooking style for which Italy’s Tuscany region is famed.
Blitz on monk graft hits right note
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 03/06/2018
» The arrest late last month of five former senior monks in Bangkok who were charged with temple fund embezzlement and money laundering has triggered strong public perceptions that the problem of corruption remains widespread in Thailand. To deal with it, all stakeholders need to work on addressing the issue.
Total lack of thought
Life, Lindsey Bahrap, Published on 06/08/2018
» Kids under the age of 18 are being persecuted by adults for their special powers in The Darkest Minds, an adaptation of book one of Alexandra Bracken's young adult trilogy that's about five years and 15 movie dystopias too late to feel the least bit fresh or interesting.
Fast track to Heaven
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 03/09/2018
» As the annual haj season in Saudi Arabia for Muslims around the world came to an end late last month, pilgrims have begun their trips home, including some 200,000 from Indonesia, who can now use the honorific title "Hajj" for men or "Hajja" for women before their names.
Indonesian relief efforts seek donations
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/10/2018
» The magnitude-7.4 earthquake that hit Indonesia's Sulawesi late last month together with the tsunami that followed took the lives of at least 2,000 people. This makes it the deadliest quake to have devastated the country since 2006 and the deadliest in the world so far in 2018.
RBSO is an A+ on the Bs
Life, James Keller, Published on 19/07/2019
» Two magnificent "cathedrals of sound" in E-flat major were conjured up in the Main Hall of the Thailand Cultural Centre late last month. The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra gave splendidly rousing performances of two towering masterpieces central to the oeuvres of Ludwig van Beethoven and Anton Bruckner.
At least 222 die when tsunami hits Indonesian islands
Agencies, Published on 23/12/2018
» JAKARTA: At least 222 people died and another 843 were injured in Indonesia on the islands of Java and Sumatra when a tsunami struck areas around the Sunda Strait late on Saturday following a sub-sea landslide caused by a volcano, the government's Disaster Mitigation Agency said on Sunday.
At least 222 die as tsunami hits Indonesian islands
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/12/2018
» JAKARTA: At least 222 people died and another 843 were injured in Indonesia on the islands of Java and Sumatra when a tsunami struck areas around the Sunda Strait late on Saturday following a sub-sea landslide caused by a volcano, the government's Disaster Mitigation Agency said on Sunday.