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New film is something to chew on
Life, Published on 02/10/2018
» Anthony Bourdain doesn't want you to waste your food.
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Respected Thai cellist excels with Haydn
Life, Published on 01/09/2020
» In celebration of the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) once again entertained an appreciative audience at Thailand Cultural Centre (TCC) on Aug 15.
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Silver screen's future no longer golden
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 12/06/2020
» The Bangkok arthouse cinema House Samyan may look a little different today to frequent cinemagoers and cinephiles. Along the corridor of the 5th floor of Samyan Mitrtown, the cinema has placed memorable quotes from movies on the floor to remind people to keep their distance from one another. Masks, hand sanitiser, checking for fever, Thai Chana check-in -- audiences know the drill right from the entrance. But the most noticeable difference is actually inside the theatre itself. Empty seats and rows make sure people sit relatively far from one another. Partitions were installed between seats.
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The concert of the decade?
Life, Published on 11/09/2018
» Last Tuesday at the Thailand Cultural Centre, the American violin virtuoso Joshua Bell performed Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No.1 In G Minor and Pablo de Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen to a capacity audience. It was no surprise that tickets had sold out for this highly anticipated event. The universally admired legend has enjoyed over three decades in the very top division of violinists, giving some 150 concerts worldwide year in, year out, and his forty-plus recordings as an exclusive artist for Sony Classical have already guaranteed his legacy as one of the all time greats.
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No notes required
Life, James Keller, Published on 23/12/2022
» The huge audience at the Thailand Cultural Centre earlier this month certainly knew that they were in for the rarest of treats when the legendary Russian-born Israeli violinist Maxim Vengerov made his first ever appearance in the second half of an utterly unique concert, performing Prokofiev's ravishingly sublime Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major and Ravel's dazzling Tzigane, while his compatriot pianist colleague Roustem Saïtkoulov -- likewise a top-ranking soloist -- was also on the billing with the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra in the first half for another favourite Prokofiev work from his youth, the scintillating Piano Concerto No.3 In C Major. Meanwhile a delightful, unprogrammed surprise encore of sheer brilliance also awaited the capacity crowd at the end of what turned out to be a most generous musical feast par excellence.
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BCCO's spring concert to present Easter harmonies
Life, Published on 22/03/2024
» Passion and Peace are the themes for this year's spring concert by the Bangkok Combined Choir and Orchestra (BCCO), which will take place in the Main Hall of Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadaphisek Road, on Sunday, at 7pm.
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Theatre of mix-up and mayhem
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 07/07/2023
» A revival can be a boon or a bane, but one can't predict whether the show can recreate the same magic with a new audience as it first did when staged decades ago. Fortunately, this is not the case for Dreambox's Oonlamaan Lung Baan Saithong (Chaos Behind The Golden Sand Mansion), which recently made a comeback after 18 years. The audience, who partook in its opening night last Friday to celebrate its 100th show, left the venue with beaming smiles.
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The rise of consumer cryptocurrency
News, Published on 26/02/2024
» Since its inception with the launch of Bitcoin in 2008, blockchain technology has gone through numerous cycles of public attention. Over time, growing interest and investment in the best-known cryptocurrencies has led to greater acceptance, as highlighted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) in January. While blockchains and their associated "crypto" assets have yet to be adopted by a truly broad base of consumers, that is starting to change, owing to a shift in how these technologies are being used.
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Short-term thinking
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/01/2024
» Re: "Govt vows cut in energy prices", (BP, Jan 2). Instead of temporarily cutting energy prices, PM Srettha should heed Lao Tzu's wise words: "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." For example, Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga is mulling subsidising oil for farmers. But when the handout ends, farmers will revert to their old ways.
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Welcome to the really silly season
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 24/12/2023
» It's Christmas Eve and we are well into the Jinger Ben season in Thailand (Jingle Bells to the uninitiated). But in these dodgy times one suspects there might not be too much jingling going on. Nonetheless, considering all the gloomy news of late, a couple of weeks of being a bit daft offers a welcome break. So we might as well make the most of the Jinger Ben jollity, like a lady teller at my bank who was sporting some rather cute rabbit ears.
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