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Life after oil
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 19/02/2018
» Aware that oil won't last forever, Dubai has been betting on science, technology and the arts as it pursues economic diversification and sustainability. The initial results suggest it is setting an excellent example for other oil-exporting countries.
Mobile sales to shrink
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 16/02/2018
» Thailand's smartphone market is expected to contract for the first time this year in terms of unit sales because of market saturation and a lack of new technological advances.
City smog worsens to danger level
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/02/2018
» Residents of the capital were warned Wednesday by the Pollution Control Department (PCD) that the choking smog in the city had soared above levels considered safe.
Total immersion in the Great American Songbook
Life, Published on 15/02/2018
» Sometimes complete saturation in a particular musical genre is quite the order of the day, and just such an evening was delivered by the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra on Jan 31 inside the Main Hall of the Thailand Cultural Centre, as English conductor Martin Yates steered the musicians through an enormous 27-number set list. Some patrons may have begun to wonder just what time they would get home that night as Harold Arlen's Somewhere Over The Rainbow approached towards the end of the second half, but certainly nobody was complaining about the quantity of material covered. Such was the quality of performance.
Sansiri adds ride-sharing at projects
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 14/02/2018
» SET-listed property developer Sansiri Plc has created a ride-sharing service platform at its residential projects and community malls, expecting to expand to all projects this year, mainly in Bangkok.
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.