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Can't touch this
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 23/10/2020
» Thailand is known as "The Land Of Smiles" because everyone here is happy and joyful all the time... right? As true as that is, there are certain things you can do here that can turn that smile upside down.
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Anthem angst and hits the singers hate
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/12/2019
» Rod Stewart is currently on tour in the UK belting out all his old songs, including Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?, which is admittedly pushing it a bit for someone the age of 74. The old rocker has confessed in the past that he dislikes singing that number, but the fans always demand it. This appears to be an occupational hazard among singing stars.
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Waxing Metaphorical
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 07/01/2018
» Revisit the mesmerising soundscapes of celebrated, multi-award winning Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
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A year of tears
Life, Published on 13/10/2017
» One year ago today, Thailand lost a great king, the moral and spiritual centre of the entire nation. Upon hearing the news, people sobbed on the bus, wept on the train, cried in the office. It's one of those rare moments in life that affected all of us in such a way that we remember exactly where we were and how we felt when the reality of what happened set in. One year on, we ask dozens of people from all walks of life about how they remember that fateful day.
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Tribute to the King
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 17/11/2016
» On Saturday, Pattaya will host the "76 Million People's Hearts In Mourning For The Father Of Thailand" event on Beach Road from 3-7.20pm.
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Royal Anthem video released
Online Reporters, Published on 14/11/2016
» The Facebook page of MR Srikhumrung Yukol has released an edited version of the video made by her father, MC Chatrichalerm Yukol, featuring hundreds of thousands of mourners joining in singing the Royal Anthem for their beloved King Bhumibol.
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Thai musicians charm Bavarian audiences
Life, Michael Proudfoot, Published on 16/08/2016
» Opera Siam and the Siam Sinfonietta are in Bayreuth, Germany, home each year to the famous Wagner Festival, for the European premiere of Somtow Sucharitkul's opera The Silent Prince, which forms part of the Bayreuth Annual Young Artists Festival. Before the opera opens members of the ensemble have performed concerts in Bayreuth and some small Bavarian towns nearby.
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A song of kings
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 28/06/2016
» Much like the National Anthem, Thailand's Royal Anthem, known as Pleng Sansoen Phra Barami, is an iconic tune that every Thai person knows by heart. Most commonly heard before the beginning of state occasions, movies, theatre or music performances, the cultural and musical significance of the Royal Anthem, which celebrates the monarch's glory, can't be understated.
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Academic waxes lyrical over Royal Anthem
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 16/06/2016
» Renowned classical music professor Sugree Charoensook is asking the government for 100 million baht to standardise the way the Royal Anthem is played, so it matches how Mahidol University's orchestra performs it.
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A masterclass in music
Life, Published on 23/10/2014
» It came as no surprise whatsoever to witness, once again, a full house at the Thai Cultural Centre last Friday, in large part because of the highly anticipated return of West End maestro Michael England, who packed the same venue with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra just over a year ago.
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