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Thai pride
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 15/11/2019
» Thailand is well-known around the world for a number of things: beautiful beaches, great food and extremely friendly people, to name a few. It's also home to a variety of homegrown talent be it in the entertainment industry or elsewhere. Sure, you can probably name a bunch off the top of your head that people go gaga for right here in the country, but there's also a number of them who are pretty well-known internationally, some of whom you may not be aware of. Either way, these are people who are making their motherland proud and whose works are worthy to be celebrated. From make-up artists to cake designers, here are Thais who are getting recognition locally and internationally for their work.
Kids from Yale to regale Bangkok
Life, Published on 05/03/2019
» Yale University's world-famous singing group, The Whiffenpoofs, will return to Bangkok for two exclusive nights, playing Sukosol Hotel's Rattanakosin Room on March 15 at 8.30pm, and the Siam Hotel's Opium Den on March 16 at 7.15pm.
In his own time
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 09/03/2018
» Out of the countless international concerts planned for Bangkok this year, one announcement caused an appropriate collective freak-out. In a short promo video, nine-time Grammy- and Academy Award-winning recording artist John Legend, with his half-Thai, half-Norwegian wife, Chrissy Teigen, greeted Thai fans with a cheery "Sawasdee".
Nation TV adds content for all ages
Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 04/06/2016
» Nation TV, a digital TV channel operated by Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), has allocated more than 100 million baht to revise programming by adding more entertainment content to expand the audience base.
Set flirts with 1,600 as central banks stay busy
Business, Published on 01/12/2014
» Recap: China's surprise interest rate cut, the first in more than two years, and speculation about further stimulus by the European Central Bank (ECB) propelled the run-up in Asian stock markets last week. The buying spree in tax-saving equity funds as the year-end approaches buoyed the Thai bourse which briefly surpassed 1,600 points.