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    More than 'a handful'

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/12/2022

    » Re: "Atthaya the toast of Thai athletes" (BP, Dec 27).

  • News & article

    No notes required

    Life, James Keller, Published on 23/12/2022

    » The huge audience at the Thailand Cultural Centre earlier this month certainly knew that they were in for the rarest of treats when the legendary Russian-born Israeli violinist Maxim Vengerov made his first ever appearance in the second half of an utterly unique concert, performing Prokofiev's ravishingly sublime Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major and Ravel's dazzling Tzigane, while his compatriot pianist colleague Roustem Saïtkoulov -- likewise a top-ranking soloist -- was also on the billing with the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra in the first half for another favourite Prokofiev work from his youth, the scintillating Piano Concerto No.3 In C Major. Meanwhile a delightful, unprogrammed surprise encore of sheer brilliance also awaited the capacity crowd at the end of what turned out to be a most generous musical feast par excellence.

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    Passenger safety derailed

    News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/12/2022

    » Pol Capt Chanoknard Wangsathi has been a railway police officer for six years. Next year will be her last year at work because the Royal Thai Police has announced that it will close the Railway Police Division in October 2023.

  • News & article

    Grandparents embrace digital age

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 11/12/2022

    » The 65-year-old woman crouches in a field and holds up a head of cabbage. Behind her, two friends sway back and forth, cucumber and radish in their hands. "This rotten cabbage, let's pull it out, eat it, achieve some foodie freedom," Guo Yifen, the woman with the cabbage, raps in a low and creaky voice in the song Spicy Hot Pot Real Rap.

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    Get your own gifts!

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/12/2022

    » Re: "Dept set to inspect NY gift baskets" (BP, Dec 19).

  • News & article

    AirAsia rolls out best price campaign

    Life, Published on 17/11/2022

    » AirAsia Super App is rolling out the Best Price Guarantee campaign, promising customers who can find a cheaper offer elsewhere a refund for the price difference. With this, customers no longer need to spend time comparing prices -- all they need is the AirAsia Super App best price guarantee.

  • News & article

    Random acts of kindness impress

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 06/11/2022

    » In late August, Erin Alexander, 57, sat in the parking lot of a Target store in Fairfield, California, and wept. Her sister-in-law had recently died, and Ms Alexander was having a hard day.

  • News & article

    Laguna Phuket triathlon returns

    Life, Published on 01/11/2022

    » After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Laguna Phuket Triathlon will be back with more than 1,200 athletes from around the world expected to join on Nov 20.

  • News & article

    Thailand in Pop Culture

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 15/07/2022

    » Before the words "soft power" entered the Thai zeitgeist, you may not have been aware that Thailand received plenty of love in the world of pop culture, globally. Here are a few of the most memorable ones from films, video games, music videos and more.

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    A railway from the past

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 26/06/2022

    » Astride century-old tracks that cut through the modern metropolis of Amman, a historic train blared a horn to announce its departure. That sound spurred families bearing bags of food, pots of coffee, coolers of soda, grills, hookahs and lots of children into action, scrambling up iron ladders to settle into the train's wooden cars.

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