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Documentary rocks Pattaya tourism
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/12/2023
» With the image of Pattaya as a sex tourism destination being amplified by a German documentary, the private sector is concerned about the impact on tourism.
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Riding the South Korean wave
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/12/2021
» Looking back on the year in music, the global phenomenon BTS helped propel the fan base expansion of K-pop groups into the United States. BTS, the seven-member boy band, continues to break recording history and open new frontiers for Asian artists. In March, IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, named BTS as its Global Recording Artist of the Year 2020. The septet won over Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd and Billie Eilish, who ranked second to fifth place respectively. The boy band was the first Asian artist to win the IFPT Global Recording Artist of the Year Award.
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Hard truths about soft power
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 11/10/2021
» The vibe of Thai-born singer Lalisa "Lisa" Manoban, a member of South Korea's superstar K-pop group Blackpink, has rekindled Thailand's soft power ambitions via the creative economy.
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Blame it on Justin Bieber
Life, Published on 29/05/2019
» A large sign warns motorists that Iceland's Fjadrargljufur canyon is closed to visitors but drivers keep on coming down the narrow gravel road. A ranger at a roadblock has to explain why no one can pass: The vulnerable landscape cannot sustain more visitors.
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What we watched in 2018
Life, Published on 26/12/2018
» The great and the good from the silver screen, TV screen and phone screen.
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Live thrills
Life, Published on 25/12/2018
» It's been an eventful year for live music. Life takes a look back at some of the highlights, and looks ahead to what 2019 has to offer.
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Nun the wiser
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 27/05/2018
» How wonderful to be back in the Land of Smiles after my week-long sojourn to Italy, as documented in this column last week.
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Delusion and denim dreams
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 08/04/2016
» It was an almost overwhelming experience of sights and sounds on Sunday as the Bangkok CityCity Gallery played host to Korakrit Arunanondchai's crazy, conceptual world of burnt denim, nightmare-inducing mannequins, and a giant cyber-jungle monster. A collection by the New York-based multimedia artist comprising denim paintings, abstract body paint and a floor-to-ceiling installation of entangled foliage, drones, wires, electronics and mannequins engendered a mixture of awe, appreciation and confusion in equal measure.
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Miss Tiffany Universe: Public health student wins (photos, videos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/05/2015
» 22-year-old public health student from Ayutthaya chosen from 30 contestants to represent Thailand at Miss International Queen, world's largest international transgender beauty pageant.
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Visitors wowed by 'Thainess'
News, Published on 15/01/2015
» A "Discover Thainess" parade designed to educate foreign visitors about the kingdom's cultural heritage drew large crowds Wednesday evening, dazzling tourists and expats with elaborate costumes and decorated floats.
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