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Guru's Weekly Pick: Dec 15-21
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 15/12/2017
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
Vietnam shows way
News, Postbag, Published on 18/11/2017
» Soonruth Bunyamanee in his Nov 15 column, "To learn English we must think outside box", identifies one of the key reasons for the low standards of English among Thai students, namely their reluctance to practise speaking.
Hugh Hefner's Playboy lives on, though as a shadow of itself
Associated Press, Published on 01/10/2017
» NEW YORK: Playboy Enterprises has outlived the founder of its iconic magazine, though largely as a shadow of its former self.
Cannes at 70 still going strong
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/05/2017
» Stars, film professionals and journalists have descended en masse to the South of France as Cannes Film Festival opens its 70th edition tonight. Still the world's most influential cinema event despite the shifting landscape brought by streaming services and the rise of TV, Cannes is steadfast in its mission to celebrate world cinema with its programme of established auteurs, as well as discoveries. That, and then the celebrity pages online and in print, will have a busy period as stars and film personalities walk the famous Cannes red carpet during the next 10 days.
Our best films of the year
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 22/12/2016
» As usual we have two lists, for titles released in local cinemas and the wider universe of world films shown elsewhere (and hopefully coming to our screens soon).
Security and trade tops agenda as Obama meets Vietnam leaders
AFP, Published on 23/05/2016
» HANOI - Barack Obama will meet communist Vietnam's senior leaders on Monday, kicking off a landmark visit that caps two decades of post-war rapprochement, as both countries look to push trade and check Beijing's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
Obama wrestles history on symbolic Vietnam, Japan trip
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will try to turn the page on a war-strewn history with Vietnam and Japan when he begins a two-nation Asia visit Monday, including a somber pilgrimage to Hiroshima, site of the world's first nuclear attack.
Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» WASHINGTON - Barack Obama will become the first US president to visit Hiroshima during a trip to Japan later this month, the White House said Tuesday.
Love, not terrorism, behind EgyptAir hijacking (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/03/2016
» A man hijacked an EgyptAir passenger plane Tuesday and forced it to divert to Cyprus demanding to see his ex-wife, sparking a dramatic airport standoff that ended peacefully after six hours, but not before a young British man managed a photo with his captor.
Feeling one’s way through the festive fog
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/12/2015
» Good morning! Well, I hope it is, although if you are anything like Crutch you are probably more likely to be scrambling for the pain-killers right now.