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Marrabenta, Mozambique's popular groove, is rarely heard
Life, John Clewley, Published on 13/02/2018
» The rise of post-independence popular music in Africa has unleashed a wide array of genres from many regions. A snapshot might show, from North Africa, Algerian Rai music, and street music like shaabi from Egypt; West Africa has gumbe, Malinke music, Tamashek, afrobeat and highlife and mbalax; the Congo region has its rumba Congolais and myriad dance forms, while South Africa has mbaqanga.
New welfare benefits total B12bn in 4 months
Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2018
» Almost 12 billion baht was disbursed during the first four months of the government’s welfare and subsidy scheme for the poor, according to the Comptroller-General’s Department.
Auto industry game-changers
Business, Published on 12/02/2018
» New data-driven services, strong lightweight materials and a rapid emergence of infrastructure for electric vehicles are key trends that will influence the automotive industry in the coming year, according to the enterprise software provider IFS.
Mini John Cooper Works Countryman (2018) review
Richard Leu, Published on 11/02/2018
» Mini’s SUV can now be had with John Cooper Works power, but can it really feel more special over the Cooper S model?
What’s trending and happening this week
Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 10/02/2018
» 1: Those looking for some new gadgets are in luck as the ‘Thailand Mobile Expo 2018’ will be taking place at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center from Feb 15-18.
Just a couple of foodies
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 09/02/2018
» It's that time of the year when couples come out in full-force, restaurants are jampacked, roses and chocolates are more expensive, and single people are more bitter than usual. Yes, St Valentine's Day is upon us and that means couples all over the place. We could have just given you a list of places you could go to for a special dinner (actually, we did -- check our Food listings). But in lieu of the upcoming "festivities", if you could call it that, we decided to round up a number of foodie power couples to get to know their favourite restos and what they do during on this romantic day. Perhaps we noobs could learn a thing or two from them.
Infineon unwraps learning centre to energise EVs
Business, Published on 09/02/2018
» Germany's Infineon, which makes components for eight of the top 10 electric cars on the market, has opened a learning centre alongside King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) to encourage local companies to develop systems for electric vehicle (EV) parts.
Suzuki seeks HEV privileges from BoI
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 09/02/2018
» Japan's Suzuki Motor Corporation has applied for the government's electric vehicle (EV) scheme to produce hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs).
PDMO plans B99bn in loans
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/02/2018
» The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) plans to take out loans worth 98.6 billion baht this fiscal year to finance the government's big-ticket infrastructure plans, its head says.
Sena sets up EV stations at new projects
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/02/2018
» SET-listed Sena Development Plc has officially launched electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at the company's residential projects in anticipation of the rise of EVs.