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Midnight rains flood parts of Bangkok
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 03/04/2018
» A lightning storm dumped heavy rain on parts of Bangkok late on Monday and early on Tuesday.
Ratchathewi apartment fire kills 3
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 03/04/2018
» Fire swept through a 14-storey Ratchathewi apartment building on Soi Phetchaburi 18 in Bangkok early on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring about 30.
Japan ruling parties agree on casino bill
Kyodo News, Published on 03/04/2018
» TOKYO: Japan's ruling parties reached a consensus Tuesday on a bill that will pave the way for casino gambling in the country, with people living in Japan to be charged 6,000 yen ($57) in entrance fees while foreign visitors can enter for free.
See Snow White in all its big screen grandeur
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 03/04/2018
» Can you name the seven dwarfs, as in Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs?
Remembering Kak Channthy
Life, John Clewley, Published on 03/04/2018
» The news last week that the lead singer of the Cambodian Space Project, Kak Channthy, had died in a car crash in Phnom Penh has shocked her fans in Cambodia and across the globe. She was 38 years old.
Taiwanese pianist Weiyin Chen returns to play with RBSO
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 03/04/2018
» Few names in classical music are as dreaded and venerated as New York Times reviewer Anthony Tommasini. The lanky writer, expressionless, tieless, inevitably seated on the aisle in Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center, gives little indication of his thoughts during a performance. But within 24 hours, his printed judgements will have reached millions. And like a Roman Emperor signalling "up" or "down" to a gladiator, his opinions to a young artist can mean professional life or death.
From ideology to action
Life, Published on 03/04/2018
» 'Sex and bombs, all you need is sex and bombs to make the world go round," says veteran Thai artist Vasan Sitthiket, commenting on a 2011 painting from his "Sex Bomb: 24 Hours" series -- a portrait of himself drawn atop a scantily clad woman's body in a seductive pose, a bombshell by his side. Although the series is a denunciation of the modern pornography -- money, power and lies -- that we are fed on a daily basis, there's more to Vasan's work than just lust and violence.
Hun Sen's legacy hinges on his 'borami'
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 03/04/2018
» The Khmer phrase mian borami is common these days in one of the most vibrant capitals in Asean. Ask Cambodians at random in the Central Market or Monivong Boulevard (or, if you fancy, Mao Zedong or Lenin Boulevard) their feelings about Samdech Decho Hun Sen, and chances are they will answer, "Hun Sen has supernatural powers and strength". In Cambodian culture, someone with borami -- or charisma -- has earned respect, recognition and authority from years of work for their neighbourhood and service to the community. They are perceived as extraordinary individuals who have supernatural powers to change things. That is how Cambodians think of Hun Sen. At least for now.
Female migrants at a disadvantage
News, Dovelyn Rannveig Mendoza, Published on 03/04/2018
» Migrant work is my inheritance. My mother left our home in the slums of Manila when I was eight years old to work in Iceland. For the next seven years, I only saw her twice before joining her there as a migrant worker myself, working in a factory during the week and, at weekends, cleaning houses.
Obligations of business
News, Editorial, Published on 03/04/2018
» The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights is leaving Thailand tomorrow after a low-key, 10-day visit. Members of the international group have consulted with the government and met business representatives. Their presence is as welcome as their ultimate goal. This is to show business operators that mistreatment of workers is not only illegal and unethical, but ultimately hurts their bottom line.