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    Looking back to look forward

    B Magazine, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/09/2018

    » With two successful horror films -- Chanthaly and Dearest Sister -- under her belt, Laos' first female director Mattie Do is currently engrossed in shooting her third film, a science-fiction thriller called Bor Mi Vanh Chark (The Long Walk), at a location that's a 30-minute drive from country capital Vientiane.

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    The Communicator

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/08/2018

    » High turnover is a growing headache for businesses worldwide, especially as more people leave the corporate world behind for a life of entrepreneurship. You can't keep everyone, but building human relationships goes a long way toward making your company more desirable, says Gerrit Bouckaert.

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    Scandal, protesting stars and bans as Cannes festival opens

    AFP, Published on 08/05/2018

    » CANNES, France: The most political Cannes film festival in years opens Tuesday with female stars vowing to protest on the red carpet, two top directors barred from attending and bans hanging over other movies.

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    Spooky skyscraper

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 08/09/2017

    » Director Sophon "Jim" Sakdaphisit likes to create his horror films based on locations. His 2008 directorial debut, Coming Soon, is set in a haunted cinema. The follow-up smash hit Laddaland -- his best-known project, which grossed 117 million baht in Thailand -- is set in a housing estate. And The Swimmers (2014) takes place mostly around a swimming pool.

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    Caregivers for seniors in high demand in India

    Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 21/08/2017

    » Deepa Chandrasekhar, 52, felt helpless in November last year. A banker settled in Bahrain for the last 25 years with her husband and children, she did not know who would take care of her mother Girija Rajaram, a Parkinson's patient whose health was starting to deteriorate rapidly.

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    What's trending and happening this week

    Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 29/07/2017

    » 1. A treat for coffee lovers, Krispy Kreme is rolling out three limited-edition coffee-flavoured varieties only until the end of August. First, the Salted Caramel Latte Doughnut is a shell doughnut filled with rich espresso kreme, coated with salted caramel and sprinkled with crème brûlée flakes. Second flavour is the Vanilla Latte Doughnut, filled with vanilla latte cream and coated with rich espresso and vanilla cream and sprinkled on top with espresso flavoured icing and vanilla latte toppings. Last but not least, the Mocha Kreme Doughnut is filled with Mocha cream, coated with white chocolate and drizzled with espresso topping. At only 35 baht a piece, get Krispy Kreme's Coffeehouse Doughnuts at any participating branch (except Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports).

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    When Big Media Companies Ditch Their Stodgy Parts

    Business, Justin Fox, Published on 23/01/2017

    » In July 2015, the London-based publisher Pearson Plc informed the world that it was getting out of the news business, announcing a deal to sell the Financial Times to Nikkei Inc and plans to get rid of its 50% stake in The Economist.

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    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).

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    Indonesia's torchbearers

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/11/2016

    » A woman who rises above the trauma of polygamy in Sulawesi; a Muslim girl and her transvestite father, who works the street of Jakarta; three sisters in a courtship game; a war veteran confronting the harsh aftermath of newly independent Indonesia. At the Tokyo International Film Festival this year, Indonesia is the focus of the Crosscut Asia section, a programme that telescopes national cinema for social and aesthetic angles.

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    The art of film

    Tatat Bunnag, Published on 27/09/2016

    » Movie buffs will be delighted at the return of The Little Big Films Project 11, the independent film festival organised by Sahamongkol Film International and Bangkok’s Japan Foundation. The festival features exciting new titles from places as diverse as the US, France and Iran. But many have been most looking forward to the return of respected Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, with his latest film, After the Storm.

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