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    Typhoon kills 11 in Japan, Kansai airport flooded

    Published on 05/09/2018

    » TOKYO: A powerful typhoon killed at least 11 people in western Japan and an airport company had to transfer some 3,000 stranded passengers by boats, public broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday. More than a million homes were without power.

  • LIFE

    Keeping a culture alive

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 25/06/2019

    » How do you make folk music relevant in these postmodern times? Traditional music is under threat everywhere you look, as are minority languages, arts and crafts and the habitat and environment that helped create them.

  • BUSINESS

    Tourism's new star

    Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 12/03/2018

    » Japan is in the midst of a historic tourism boom, thanks to a weaker yen and eased visa restrictions, prompting the government to set some even more ambitious targets. The foreign influx could not come at a better time, given that the rapidly ageing society is looking for new drivers to reinvigorate its economy.

  • BUSINESS

    Year of turbulence

    Asia focus, Published on 31/12/2018

    » Two unpredictable men with weird haircuts and access to nuclear weapons had a friendly chat in Singapore -- and that was just one of the many noteworthy stories of 2018. Elsewhere in Asia, we witnessed some surprising political developments (Malaysia) and not-so-surprising ones (Cambodia), along with what seemed to be a disturbingly high number of natural disasters. Many see the latter as a manifestation of the growing impact of climate change, and it's a debate that is bound to intensify in the year ahead. Below, Asia Focus looks back on the eventful year now ending.

  • LIFE

    Pet Shop Boys are Bangkok-bound yet again

    Life, Published on 03/01/2019

    » It's been nearly 17 years since the Pet Shop Boys' debut performance in Bangkok, but Thai fans can't get enough of the British iconic duo who will make a comeback with another full-scale concert in the next three months.

  • LIFE

    Emerging Thai pianist presents Russian classics

    Life, Published on 13/12/2018

    » Emerging Thai pianist Tipwatoo "Pin" Aramwittaya will give a piano recital featuring a programme of great Russian music at Sala Sudasiri Sobha concert hall, Lat Phrao 41 on Saturday Dec 15 at 4pm.

  • LIFE

    Seven little wonders of the musical world

    Life, Published on 25/10/2018

    » Seven talented young pianists from the Piano Academy of Bangkok will be performing with Pro Musica during the "Budding Artists Concert" at Siam Society, Asok Road, on Oct 31 at 7pm.

  • LIFE

    Celebrating Polish independence with Chopin

    Life, Published on 04/09/2018

    » Three music professors from the College of Music, Mahidol University, will combine their talents to showcase Frederic Chopin's celebrated works during the "Surge Polonia: Rise Up Poland" concert at the Siam Yamaha Music Hall on Saturday at 6pm.

  • BUSINESS

    A journey to remember

    Asia focus, Published on 12/01/2015

    » The railway system in Japan is the most convenient means of transport for most people as trains reach almost every place one could imagine. For first-time or infrequent visitors, however, the map of the sprawling rail network can be bewildering, especially for those with a limited understanding of Japanese characters.

  • OPINION

    It's a dry argument

    News, Postbag, Published on 13/09/2018

    » A Bangkok Post report on Sept 12 says the truck that overturned was carrying 120 tonnes of beer. Nope, nope, nope!

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