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World firsts and retrospectives at 32nd Tiff
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/10/2019
» The Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff) is back, and as ever, it features a fantastic line-up of Japanese and international cinematic treats. The 32nd edition of Tiff, one of the biggest film fests in Asia, will be held at Roppongi Hills and other venues throughout Tokyo from Monday until Nov 5.
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The Future isn't now
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 29/08/2019
» A term I keep encountering is "The Future". You see it on billboards everywhere. Stadiums, department stores, condos, supermarkets, restaurants, theatres, whatever. They eschew the current autos and mobile phones and computers. Space rockets are only a generation or two away.
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Romantic evening for Her Majesty
Life, Published on 12/08/2019
» The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra presents "Romantic Piano Celebration For The Queen Mother", a concert to celebrate HM Queen Sirikit's 87th birthday. Organised on Aug 22 by the Department of Cultural Promotion, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra Foundation under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya, the concert features works by Mendelssohn, Grieg and Schumann, three of the greatest of the Romantic composers.
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Shostakovich in the spotlight
Life, Published on 19/02/2019
» The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana continues its bounty of classical music with "Li-Wei Qin Plays Shostakovich", a concert highlighting works by two of the greatest composers of the 20th century -- Dmitri Shostakovich and Jean Sibelius. Dedicated to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, the concert which is part of RBSO's "Great Artists Series" programme is set to take place on Friday at the Thailand Cultural Centre.
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The dark world of Franz
Life, Published on 02/11/2017
» Franz Kafka's world was one that was crushed by a meaningless bureaucratic society and lost without a sense of identity, and this malaise in modern society remains nightmarishly relevant. As part of the "Unfolding Kafka Festival", the exhibition "K: KafKa In KomiKs" is taking place Goethe Institute running from Nov 7 until Dec 17.
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Puppet masters to gather for festival in Phuket
Life, Published on 29/10/2018
» More than 50 puppet troupes from 26 countries will bring a string of entertaining shows and delightful activities to the famous beach town of Phuket during the Phuket Harmony World Puppet Festival 2018, which will kick off on Thursday and run until Sunday.
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What’s trending and happening this week
Muse, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 30/09/2017
» 1. The FCCT invites all to join their latest Documentary Film Night screening, this time featuring 2014 docudrama The Circle. Centred on a famous 1950s gay magazine of the same name, The Circle follows schoolteacher Ernst Ostertag who falls in love with performer Robi Rapp amid a movement recognised as a pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe. Members of the FCCT can attend for free on Monday at 7pm, while non-members can enjoy the screening for 150 baht.
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Pay for it yourself & avoid waiting in lines
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/03/2013
» With self-service payment machines coming to stores soon, no more long waits in lines just because not enough workers at cash registers.
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Culture on a string
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 29/10/2014
» While the epic Ramakien is told through nang talung, the art of shadow puppetry from southern Thailand, a shadow puppet from Hamburg, Germany, will portray a child waking up in the middle of the night.
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Tennis stars learn Thai cooking from Jay Fai
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 23/12/2017
» After firing aces at different arenas across the world the whole year round, stars Simona Halep of Romania, Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia and Britain's Johanna Konta on Friday learned how to serve up an omelette.
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