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Fears for Uighur culture as scholars vanish in China crackdown
AFP, Published on 24/07/2020
» BEIJING - It has been almost two years since Bugra Arkin's father Aierken was abruptly snatched from his home in China's troubled Xinjiang region by national security agents.
Now Normal
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 24/07/2020
» With people learning to live in new norms, The Shophouse 1527 has initiated the Now Normal project to provide space for local artists and designers to showcase creativity during the Covid-19 pandemic. On view until this Sunday (July 26), the project starts with two photograph exhibitions that illustrate how the way of life has been affected by the virus outbreak.
King Power faces 50% sales drop
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 24/07/2020
» Duty-free retail giant King Power expects sales to plummet by 50% this year to about 90 billion baht, largely because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dark history of transatlantic slavery traced through DNA study
AFP, Published on 24/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - A new DNA study published Thursday sheds fresh light on the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade, from the legacy of rape that can be seen in today's genetics to how disease likely decimated some groups forced to work in deadly conditions.
Bosses raise alarm over Covid costs
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/07/2020
» An employers group has cried foul over what it calls the steep costs for quarantining returning migrant workers, saying this places too much strain on employers already struggling from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Come together
Life, Noko, Published on 24/07/2020
» From Shirley Bassey and Sir Cliff Richard to The Beatles and Pink Floyd, legendary artists have recorded their hits at Abbey Road Studios in London.
Greyhound is a thrilling Atlantic run
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 24/07/2020
» Tom Hanks is making a new action movie based on World War II, and what's not to psych about? Greyhound is a new American war film directed by Aaron Schneider and based on the 1955 novel The Good Shepherd by C.S. Forester. It illustrates the life and death moments of the Battle of the Atlantic in early 1942.
Mobile museum teaches tourists
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 24/07/2020
» Not far from the white beaches, Museum Phuket Muse Mobile is roaming the town and catching the eye of vacationers and young local folks with interesting mixed-media exhibitions and fun activities that are on view from now until Sept 20.
If Thai Politics Were Good...
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 24/07/2020
» A new round of student-led protests against the government erupted last Saturday in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. They demanded the dissolution of parliament, no harassment of government critics and amendments to the military-written Constitution, which they deem to secure premiership for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in elections last March. They gave the government two weeks to respond or else they would ramp up their protests.
Rediscovering Thailand
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 24/07/2020
» With international flights still banned and travel bubble arrangements likely to be delayed, many local tour operators have reimagined tour experiences that they provide, with the local traveller in mind. They aim to offer new perspectives of places that locals might already know of.