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    Oh no, he's put his foot in it again!

    Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/11/2023

    » Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is no stranger to verbal gaffes, which may hurt the feelings of Thais or, worse, inflict political damage. His latest "slip of the tongue" at a meeting of the Pheu Thai Party's executive and MPs over special favours for police promotions is a case in point which could also expose him to legal action.

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    All things in Harmony

    Life, Published on 14/11/2023

    » Barry Manilow is superstitious. Such a statement may come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the 80-year-old pop legend's career, with decades of hits, endless Las Vegas residencies and international fame as a still-smooth crooner who wrote the songs that made the whole world sing.

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    Attenborough explains all

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/05/2021

    » It is the colourful peacock mantis shrimp, which has a versatile set of rotating eyes and an ancestry stretching back 400 million years, that calls the seabed its home along with a string of eye-catching residents that the audience is introduced to in Netflix's latest docuseries Life In Colour with David Attenborough.

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    Filmmaker's dream

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/05/2021

    » The Serpent, an eight-episode crime drama series screening on Netflix since April, left the audience including me wondering where the film was shot.

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    A 'goddess of the flute'

    Life, James Keller, Published on 28/09/2023

    » To mark the 145th anniversary of B. Grimm Ltd in Thailand, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) paid suitable homage to its chief supporter and benefactor in mid-September with a concert at the Thailand Cultural Centre (TCC), featuring one of today's bona fide classical superstars, the Korean sensation known as the "Goddess of the Flute" -- Jasmine Choi. Formerly Principal Flute of the Cincinnati Symphony at the tender age of 22, and subsequently the first female player to win the same position with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Choi now pursues a successful top-flight solo career which captivates audiences the world over.

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    Waste warriors

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 21/11/2023

    » While working as a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration waste collector, Nampu Toka often gets injured by sharp sticks, fish bones, needles, broken glass, tiles and other hazardous trash. He also encounters the unpleasant task of handling discarded items that should have been properly bagged or wrapped up in paper such as diapers and waste from patients.

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    The Curse is dark, uncomfortable fun

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 17/11/2023

    » In a realm saturated with sitcoms, The Curse emerges as a distinctive black comedy series that brazenly defies convention.

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    Lonely sheep survives real cliffhanger

    Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/11/2023

    » Some rare good news last week was the rescue of the "world's loneliest sheep" from a rugged beach in northeastern Scotland. The sheep, a ewe named Fiona, had been stuck on the beach at the foot of a steep cliff in an isolated spot of the Moray Firth for the past two years without any woolly friends or non-woolly humans for company.

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    Henry Kissinger brought Germany redemption

    News, Published on 01/12/2023

    » His timbre was just one reason I always looked forward to hearing Henry Kissinger, who died yesterday after living a full century, expound on international relations. It was gravelly and deep, and grew only more so over the years. But it wasn't just the voice. It was his unique accent, eccentric to some but strangely familiar to me.

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    A love letter to Thai cinema

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 10/10/2023

    » Sitting on a grassy lawn in the park, enjoying motion pictures on a giant white canvas screen with live-dubbed sound, a nostalgic outdoor screening, or nang klang plaeng, of yesteryear Thailand is brought back to life in Nonzee Nimibutr's latest film.

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