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Stradivarius violin sells for $15 million
Kyodo News, Published on 10/06/2022
» A Stradivarius violin put up for sale by a Japanese businessman has sold for over US$15 million in New York, Tarisio Auctions said Thursday.
Graffiti artist follows his rebellious roots
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 06/06/2022
» A daubed wall marks off a rundown area where makeshift houses were put up for rent, a stone's throw from a luxury condominium in the heart of Bangkok's Sathon. A 40-year-old man exits his car with pink luggage. He puts on a black hat and ties a small cloth around his head. He's wearing a long-sleeve checked shirt, shorts, and black sneakers and his socks are printed with cannabis patterns. Mue Bon, literally translated as "restless hands", opens his arsenal and begins to spray paint a rough sketch of the flightless black bird on the wall.
Artists vie for million baht worth of prizes
Life, Published on 19/05/2022
» Aspiring and professional Thai artists are invited to enter the 13th "UOB Painting Of The Year (POY) Competition", which is accepting entries until Aug 15. Cash prizes worth 1.72 million baht are up for grabs.
Pink Floyd release 1st new song in 28 yrs to aid Ukraine
Kyodo News, Published on 08/04/2022
» British rock band Pink Floyd released their first new song in 28 years to support Ukraine on Friday, with proceeds from "Hey Hey Rise Up" going to relief organisations.
The crowdsourced hunt for the great Thai whale
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 23/02/2015
» American author Herman Melville's Moby-Dick; Or The Whale was first published in 1851. But it wasn't until 2015, 164 years later, that an unabridged version of tome — one of the best-known books in the world — will be translated into Thai.
Thai pavilion a top-10 draw
Business, Krissana Parnsoonthorn, Published on 01/06/2010
» SHANGHAI : Long queues have formed outside Thailand's exhibit at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, making the pavilion one of the event's most successful attractions.
Negotiation the key, say tourism groups
Business, Published on 17/04/2010
» The Federation of Thai Tourism Associations (Fetta) sees negotiation as the route to end the confrontation between the government and red-shirt protesters.