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Unlocking the Beeswax wreck mystery
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 24/07/2022
» In July 1693, a large Spanish galleon set sail from the Philippines with a full cargo load of Asian luxury goods, including silk, porcelain and beeswax. The ship was destined for Acapulco, Mexico, when it veered off course and vanished.
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In Cannes, it's cinema as usual
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/05/2022
» After the cancellation in 2020 and a bump to the month of July in 2021 -- with smaller attendance as international travel was still interrupted -- the Cannes Film Festival returns to its usual mid-May slot, keyed up and fully prepped to show the world that it's cinema, and the cinema business, as usual.
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Airlines eye international expansions
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 10/10/2017
» Thai-registered airlines are reactivating their stalled international expansion plans now that the UN aviation watchdog has confirmed it is removing Thailand's red flag over safety concerns.
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Mixed economic signals keep Asian shares drifting
Business, Published on 03/04/2017
» Recap: Asian investors continued to tread cautiously last week amid mixed economic signals. Better-than-expected US economic growth data and solid industrial output readings from China and Japan bolstered sentiment, but a hawkish view on interest rates by some US Federal Reserve governors and uncertainty about President Donald Trump's tax reforms and spending plans after his healthcare fiasco pressured stocks. In Thailand a buying spree by foreign investors helped boost the index but profit-taking capped gains.
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Directing Twelve Angry Men
Guru, Catherine Faulder, Published on 07/10/2016
» Loni Berry, the man behind Bangkok's multicultural, English speaking theatre, Culture Collective, is set to be putting on Twelve Angry Men towards the end of this month, the first of a string of plays the theatre will be staging this season. We're uber keen to see what he's got up his sleeve for this one, considering his Lisbon Traviata won Best Production at the 2015 Bangkok Theatre Festival. And personally, we did love his musically witty Death of Miss America. From Asian stereotypes and homosexuality, to nudity, Berry's performances always tackle prickly topics that make viewers stop and think. We thought it's wise to dig a little deeper into the artistic director who's making such great, mind-altering and risky moves for theatre in Bangkok.
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An ace up her sleeve
B Magazine, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 06/03/2016
» With her long career in professional tennis coming to an end, Tamarine Tanasugarn has found a new way to serve up aces.
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Life on the small stage
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 13/05/2015
» Three new English-speaking theatre companies in Bangkok make a name for themselves.
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Baht gains, bonds rise
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/05/2014
» Thailand’s baht rose to within 0.2% of its level prior to Thursday’s coup and bonds gained on optimism a military takeover will bring stability after six months of political unrest.
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