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Holy trinity
Life, John Clewley, Published on 14/02/2023
» The banjo is a key instrument in Western folk music -- from US bluegrass to Irish trad -- and over the past 20 years, research into the roots of this three-stringed instrument have revealed its west African lute origins, with two instruments, the ngoni and the ekonting, now understood to be the closest ancestors to the banjo.
Immersed in the past
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 15/02/2023
» Thai Buddhists believe in karma and that people who commit evil deeds will be punished after death. So, it was a surprise to discover that Korean Buddhists have similar ideas about life after death, even though most Koreans are Hinayana Buddhists and most Thais are Theravada Buddhists.
Celebrating Rattanakosin art
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 16/02/2023
» The Year of the Rabbit provides an occasion for the "Gilded Black Lacquer Cabinet" exhibition at the historic Thaworawatthu Building to present a new collection, the majority of which is featured in the Gold-Motif Cabinets: Series 2 (Rattanakosin Era) Book 1.
Reforms overdue
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/02/2023
» Re: "Cops red-faced as scandals rock force", and "Whistleblowers expose misconduct", (BP, Feb 13).
Vaping-bribe cop suspended
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 09/02/2023
» CHON BURI: A Pattaya police officer accused of demanding 60,000 baht from a tourist for possession of an e-cigarette has been suspended pending a disciplinary investigation.
Cabinet greenlights workers' wage hike
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/02/2023
» The cabinet yesterday approved a wage increase for skilled workers in 17 professions.
Get your palates (and wallets) ready for these places in 2023
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 28/12/2022
» As we inch closer to 2023, let's focus on the food and beverages in store for next year.
Bangkok's finest under one roof
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 03/02/2023
» There are plenty of reasons to check out Public Lane.
Supreme Court upholds share manipulation ruling
Business, Published on 12/06/2015
» The Supreme Court has upheld the prison sentences and fines of Suree or Ravi Sansirikul and Chompoonuch Pimhataivoot for helping to manipulate the share price of the former Krisdamahanakorn Plc.
Bill Nighy, master of misdirection
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/01/2023
» British actor Bill Nighy was trying to describe how he prepared for his character in the new drama Living. He plays Mr Williams, a buttoned-up, almost catatonically reticent bureaucrat in post-World War II London who, upon learning that he is dying, decides finally to live.