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US to take up currency issues at G-20 talks
Published on 14/04/2017
» WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will take up currency issues during a meeting of Group of 20 finance chiefs next week, a senior Treasury Department official said on Thursday.
Parents group head arrested over murder of Vietnamese girl in Japan
Published on 14/04/2017
» CHIBA, JAPAN - A murder investigation following the discovery of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl's body in Chiba prefecture last month took a shocking turn on Friday as police arrested the head of a parents' association at the victim's school in connection with the case.
Are you sure this is Bangkok?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/04/2017
» Friday is normally a busy workday here in Bangkok, but today the streets are largely empty.
An old favourite continues its magnificent run
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 14/04/2017
» Set in an L-shaped space on the third floor of Plaza Athénée Bangkok, Smooth Curry has been one of the much-treasured Thai restaurants by locals and foreigners alike since it first opened a few decades ago.
Songkran in 2097
Guru, Catherine Faulder, Published on 14/04/2017
» Songkran, Songkran, Songkran. We know what you're all about. Thousands of stories are written about you every year. Stories of the good deeds done; the hottest water guns; who was fined B100 for showing more skin than deemed appropriate and how many gallons of the not-to-be-named-liquid-that-causes sheer-and-utter-inebriation was consumed over the New Year... we've been celebrating Songkran for years so we know the drill.
Jubei, my bae
Guru, Catherine Faulder, Published on 14/04/2017
» The setting: An update on its menu signalled another chance for us to head on over to Jubei Izakaya. If you haven't already been, it's a two-storey cozy bar and restaurant right by BTS Phloen Chit. We were automatically drawn into the contemporary feel of the place, with its bleu de France coloured brick walls, peppered with on-point graphic illustrations, graffiti and an array of Japanese umbrellas in various colours. Before you walk in, after passing La Monita, you are able to look into the kitchen from the outside and upon walking in you're met with a bar filled with bottles of unspeakable liquids used to craft some of the classiest and tastiest concoctions that will send your head to dizzying heights. Fast-paced city workers gather here for intimate vibes and tasty bites after a long day at the office.
A poetic city getaway
Guru, Catherine Faulder, Published on 14/04/2017
» You're a hard-working city dweller who doesn't have time to drive two hours out of Bangkok to get that much deserved rest and relaxation you're craving. You probably haven't even realised you need to take a break; all those long nights at the office have just morphed into one long humdrum existence. You've also probably completely forgotten the meaning of wellness. Well, if you have, please, let Guru remind you.
Canada introduces law to legalise marijuana
Associated Press, Published on 14/04/2017
» TORONTO (AP) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government introduced legislation Thursday to let adult possess up to 30 grams of marijuana in public - a measure that would make Canada the largest developed country to end a nationwide prohibition on recreational marijuana.
Briton plunges to death from Pattaya guesthouse
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 14/04/2017
» CHON BURI - A British tourist died after falling from the third floor of a guesthouse on popular Walking Street in Pattaya beach city early Friday morning.
Trouble-makers, the ugly side of Songkran
Online Reporters, Published on 14/04/2017
» Songkran is not always a good time for everyone, and the celebration brought injury and unpleasantness for people in some provinces this year.