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Oscars to add 'best popular film' award, shorten gala
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» LOS ANGELES - Organizers of the Oscars -- under fire for plummeting ratings and accused of elitism -- on Wednesday announced the creation of a new category to honor top blockbusters and said they would shorten the ceremony to attract more viewers.
Motor, personal accidents drive up non-life premiums by 4%
Business, Published on 09/08/2018
» Thailand's total non-life insurance premiums grew by 4% in the first quarter of 2018, propelled by the motor and personal accident segments, says Fitch Ratings.
Research Expo 2018 kicks off at CentralWorld
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/08/2018
» More than 500 research and innovation projects will be presented in the Thailand Research Expo 2018. The event will be kicked off today at Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld.
Travel nuisances
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/08/2018
» Noisy people are the most irritating thing when travelling, Agoda found in a recent "Annoying Travel Habits" survey.
Orchestral works by five composers
Life, Published on 09/08/2018
» Maestro Shinik Hahm will conduct the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra during the 14th Thailand International Composition Festival (TICF) 2018 at Mahidol University's Prince Mahidol Hall, Salaya campus, on Saturday at 4pm.
Happy art for happy people
Life, Published on 09/08/2018
» "The 20th Panasonic Contemporary Painting Exhibition: For The Happiness Of Mankind" is putting on show a selection of 60 paintings at the National Gallery from today to Aug 29.
A picture perfect trip
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 09/08/2018
» It has been quite a while since the last time I visited Sai Thong. Recently, as I noticed that certain photographs have been used in the Bangkok Post too often, I knew it's time to return to this national park of Chaiyaphum province once again.
Firefighters make progress in California but weather not promising
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» MENDOCINO (UNITED STATES) - Thousands of firefighters, backed by US troops and crews from as far away as Australia and New Zealand, were on Wednesday making progress battling the biggest wildfire on record in California -- but the weather forecast for the rest of the week is not promising, officials said.
US camp raid suspect trained children for school shootings: prosecutors
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» LOS ANGELES - A man arrested in a raid on a squalid compound in New Mexico was training children living there to carry out school shootings, prosecutors said Wednesday.
'My time was short' - Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle dead at 36
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» SYDNEY: Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has lost his battle with cancer, dying aged 36 after halting treatment for leukaemia last week, sparking an outpouring of grief from fellow players Thursday.