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  • LIFE

    'Wholesome' South Korean reality TV proves a global hit

    AFP, Published on 28/02/2023

    » SEOUL: The challenge is straight from Greek mythology: hold a boulder aloft as long as possible. Korean car dealer Jo Jin-hyeong lasted over two hours, captivating global audiences in a reality show that could signal a new K-culture export success.

  • THAILAND

    Govt to go big on Songkran

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/02/2023

    » The Department of Cultural Promotion has joined hands with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and key tourist provinces to promote the traditional way of celebrating the Songkran festival.

  • THAILAND

    PM2.5 makes an unwelcome return

    News, Published on 08/02/2023

    » Fitness fanatics have been warned that getting their daily dose of training is about to become even more of a challenge and a health risk, with experts predicting a sharp rise in levels of PM2.5 toxic dust.

  • LIFE

    Happy birthday Kumamon!

    Life, Published on 01/02/2023

    » Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has arranged a special birthday bash for Kumamon, its nationally and internationally beloved official mascot, "Kumamon Birthday Festival 2023 -- Welcome to Kumamon Land, The Great Kumamon Festival". The two-day event takes place March 11-12 from 10am to 5pm at two venues -- Hanabata Hiroba Square along with Kumamon's main base of activity, Kumamon Square -- with Kumamon serving as the event's executive director.

  • THAILAND

    Unesco to consider Songkran's status

    News, Published on 29/01/2023

    » The Songkran festival is included on a tentative list for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to consider as an intangible cultural heritage item. It is expected that Unesco will consider the matter this year.

  • OPINION

    Why box over a name?

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/01/2023

    » With preparations for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games -- which are to take place in Phnom Penh in the next few months -- underway, questions have arisen over a martial arts event that is a great source of pride for both Thailand and Cambodia.

  • WORLD

    French dockers killed, kidnapped and corrupted by drugs mafia

    AFP, Published on 16/01/2023

    » LE HAVRE, France: They could be scenes straight from gangster movies, except all happened for real in the French port of Le Havre over the past year.

  • WORLD

    CES gadget gala looks to shake off economic gloom

    AFP, Published on 05/01/2023

    » LAS VEGAS - The annual CES consumer electronics extravaganza throws open its doors in Las Vegas on Thursday as the industry looks to the latest innovations to help cure the pain from an ailing global economy.

  • WORLD

    Bodies pile up at Chinese crematoriums as Covid surges

    Published on 03/01/2023

    » SHANGHAI: For five days the elderly Chinese woman’s corpse lay decomposing in the Shanghai house she shared with her family before a hearse finally arrived to take away her remains.

  • THAILAND

    Making peace with Covid

    News, Published on 31/12/2022

    » People should usher in the New Year free of concern about a severe new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic as the public is by now largely immune to the virus and life is slowly returning to usual, according to a virus expert.

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