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  • LIFE

    A tribute to Manu Dibango

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 31/03/2020

    » Just after the World War II, in 1948, a gangly youth arrived in Strasbourg, France, after a long trip from Douala in Cameroon. He had 3kg of coffee in his luggage and a burning desire to be a saxophonist like Lester Young (later he would don a Young-esque pork pie hat and blow smoke rings like the acclaimed master). His name was Manu Dibango. Sadly, this veteran musician died last week of complications from the Covid-19 virus. He was 86 years old.

  • LIFE

    Celebrate Pride Month with these streaming series

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 31/05/2023

    » June is celebrated annually as Pride Month, a celebration and commemoration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other forms of sexual diversity.

  • LIFE

    Preserving local culture

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/04/2023

    » Created by Rush Pleansuk, the mythology of the goddess Mekhala being chased by the thunder deity Ramasura is depicted through nang yai, or a grand shadow play, at the art exhibition "Ramasura". Rush is best known as the winner of the 2019 Designer of the Year award from the Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce. He is also a co-founder of the design company Sumphat Gallery, and the architecture company Sumphat Space. The artist confessed that although he works on design for a living, his true passion is art.

  • LIFE

    Sympathy for the monster

    Life, Published on 25/05/2023

    » Great filmmakers cling to their obsessions, fine-tuning them, polishing them, and returning to them over and over as if they were breathing the only air that keeps them alive. Hirokazu Kore-eda keeps telling the story of broken families and their casualties, especially children, often cast adrift and always looking for their rightful place in the world.

  • SPORTS

    Ronaldo tops Forbes' 2023 highest-paid athletes list

    Sports, Published on 04/05/2023

    » New york: Cristiano Ronaldo became the world's highest-paid athlete after his move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr nearly doubled his annual playing salary while Paris St-Germain duo Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe round off the top three, according to Forbes.

  • OPINION

    'Yellow vests' just want their aspirations respected

    News, Published on 06/12/2018

    » Just over 50 years ago, Jacques Tati's Playtime opened in French movie theatres. In the comedy, Tati once again features his iconic character, Monsieur Hulot, the confused but courtly Parisian who confronts the challenges of a rapidly modernising France. This time, Mr Hulot tries to navigate the shining and sleek newly developed periphery of Paris, suddenly bristling with buildings and streets that are indistinguishable from one another. The camera captures the hopelessness of Mr Hulot's quest when it focuses on a rond-point, or traffic circle, around which slow-moving cars and buses, like brightly coloured horses on a merry-go-round, circle endlessly.

  • LIFE

    Plunge into a world of fanciful creatures

    Life, Published on 27/04/2023

    » Hybridity, exoticism and folklore are key to understanding whimsical creatures in "Nobody Loves No One", which is running at Noname Gallery in Chiang Mai, until May 30.

  • OPINION

    Consultancy 'warp' drive deepens crisis of capitalism

    News, Published on 13/03/2023

    » In recent years, McKinsey & Company has become a household name -- but for all the wrong reasons. One of the "Big Three" consulting firms, its work for major corporations and governments has increasingly become a source of scandal and intrigue around the world.

  • SPORTS

    Nine big tournaments to watch in 2023

    Sports, Published on 06/01/2023

    » World Cups in cricket, rugby union and women's football while world titles in swimming and athletics are up for grabs in 2023.

  • THAILAND

    Thailand's health care 'world's sixth best'

    News, Published on 10/09/2019

    » Thailand is gaining worldwide recognition for the quality of its healthcare services, after the US magazine CEOWORLD placed Thailand sixth in its 2019 list of countries with the best healthcare systems, the Public Health Ministry said.

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