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  • THAILAND

    Amnesty suffers setback

    Published on 12/02/2024

    » An incident involving a student activist honking a car horn at a royal motorcade last Sunday could derail an amnesty bid for lese majeste offenders, according to political pundits.

  • OPINION

    Root for city workers

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/02/2024

    » Re: "High-perched garbos killed as truck enters underpass", (BP, Jan 24).

  • LIFE

    A harmonious blend

    Life, James Keller, Published on 26/12/2023

    » A highly energised Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra rounded off a hugely successful 2023 concert season mid-December with a cleverly conceived and designed programme titled "Orient Et Occident", with each performance alternating between compositions by Western and Eastern composers. By now, frequent visiting English conductor Douglas Bostock certainly knows how to inspire this orchestra to the very best of its abilities, and the opening La Princesse Jaune Overture by Camille Saint-Saëns was duly performed with a delightfully assured élan. The utterly charming faux-exoticism which the composer conjures was played with innocent, abundant joy, whilst a central lush string section showed off those particular ranks in an extremely positive light.

  • THAILAND

    Shooting probe unearths macabre student gang

    News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/11/2023

    » At first glance, it looked like the Klong Toey shooting on Oct 11 was a revenge attack between technical students who study at rival vocational colleges but when the police team of the Metropolitan Police Bureau dug deep, they found the shooter and his partner were part of a crime syndicate comprised of at least 84 members.

  • THAILAND

    No 'one-size fits all' model suited for lockdowns, experts say

    News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 25/07/2021

    » Thailand is struggling with soaring Covid-19 infections with more than 14,000 new cases a day. The Public Health Ministry has flagged a tougher lockdown like the one imposed by the Chinese government in Wuhan last year as it mulls how to tackle the fast-spreading Delta variant.

  • LIFE

    The importance of testing

    Life, Published on 26/07/2021

    » Earlier this month, people camped out for free coronavirus tests only to be turned away. By 8pm, early birds had already started to line up in front of a temple for testing the next morning. When the rain poured down, a security guard let them take refuge inside while others were cocooned in their tents or slept on mattresses in the open.

  • THAILAND

    Shaking up conscription

    News, Published on 11/05/2023

    » Academics and human rights defenders have expressed mixed responses to calls to scrap compulsory military service, which is gaining national attention in the lead-up to the May 14 polls.

  • LIFE

    Pottery nam pla

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/03/2023

    » Assoc Prof Sukumarl Sarakasetrin, ceramist and lecturer at the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, took an interest in mochaware -- a type of household pottery first produced in the UK -- having been struck by its complex patterns resembling those seen on agate.

  • LIFE

    A creative accounting

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/02/2023

    » Sophie, a young pianist, dreams of performing at a concert hall. When she gets an invitation letter, she feels overjoyed and begins to prepare for a debut, though with a sense of foreboding. On concert day, the sound of music comes from nowhere. She finds that it is created by the ghosts of past performers, yet continues to play her instrument. Her performance brings the ghosts peace, and they gradually disappear. As time goes by, Sophie becomes a successful pianist, but she never forgets the event.

  • BUSINESS

    Committee finalised for data protection act

    Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/01/2022

    » The committee responsible for spearheading tasks for the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) has been established, unlocking the process ushering in necessary subordinate regulations as the law is set to be fully enforced in June.

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