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Direct links with Brussels seen as untapped opportunity
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/01/2010
» Many of the passengers flying out of Brussels to Asia travel to and from Bangkok, creating a currently untapped opportunity for point-to-point flights, says Bernard Gustin, co-chief executive of Brussels Airlines.
Hotels take a major hit from the red siege
Spectrum, Nina Suebsukcharoen, Published on 09/05/2010
» Since the state of emergency was imposed in Bangkok in April foreign arrivals are down at least 20% from the same period a year ago. The impact on some hotels in the capital has been severe, and comes at a time when the industry was just beginning to see a substantial turn around, said Andrew Langdon, senior vice-president of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels.
Cultivating cultural minds
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 05/01/2012
» Before flying to Paris for her tertiary education in 1989, Jullada Meejul hardly knew anything about museums. Before that, she had never set foot in the National Museum in Bangkok. But the cultured lifestyle of the Parisians _ the endless queues at the Louvre Museum and Sunday strolls at cultural places _ changed her perception.
No faith in design
Life, Published on 12/01/2012
» One of the questions I'm most frequently asked is what I think is the best piece of design ever. Quite simply, it's us. Human beings.
All The Fun Of LaFete
Life, Published on 18/01/2012
» The season of song and dance, of whimsy and gravity, of spellbinding steps and mesmerising moves, of colour and glamour _ in short, La Fete _ returns. For the eighth time, the French Thai Cultural Festival is ready to enrich the soil of our cultural topography, to provoke and delight, tease and tantalise, with its established formula of imported French artists and homemade Thai talent.
Drawn to his career
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 01/02/2012
» Illustrator Pierre Le-Tan is a man of few words. Like every single line in his meticulous drawings, he is very careful with the words he uses, but his every answer is delivered with honesty and emotion.
Peeking into the past
Life, Plalai Faifa, Published on 03/02/2012
» In her book, On Photography, Susan Sontag pointed out that the passage of time often readjusts the aspects of a photograph that we find interesting. When looking at an old photo of someone's remote relative, taken in the 1880s or 1890s, the face of the person represented may be the first thing we look at, but often the clothing is what really draws the attention, or the furniture, knick-knacks sitting on shelves or tabletops, books on shelves, lamps or wallpaper, things that would have been taken for granted by the person who took the photo.
Upon further reflection
B Magazine, Published on 05/02/2012
» 'Making Mirrors', the latest release by Aussie art pop maestro Gotye, is an impressive sonic feat thanks to the singer's dedication to his craft and willingness to take chances
J-rock comes to Bangkok
Life, Published on 23/02/2012
» J-rock fans in the kingdom will soon be over the moon as L'Arc-en-Ciel is set to rock them during the "L'Arc~en~Ciel World Tour 2012 in Bangkok". The concert will take place at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, on March 7 at 8pm.