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NFL to partner with rapper Jay-Z on social change, music
AFP, Published on 15/08/2019
» NEW YORK: Rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's Roc Nation entertainment company and the NFL have started a multi-year partnership that includes a boost to NFL game presentations and social justice initiatives.
Republican lawmaker questions if humans would have survived without rape, incest
AFP, Published on 15/08/2019
» WASHINGTON - Controversial Republican congressman Steve King set off yet another firestorm on Wednesday when he questioned whether the world's human population would exist if rape and incest did not occur throughout history.
Pelosi vows to thwart US-UK trade deal if Brexit risks Irish peace
AFP, Published on 15/08/2019
» WASHINGTON: The top Democrat in the US Congress warned Wednesday that lawmakers would block a trade pact with Britain if its exit from the EU undermines Northern Ireland's peace accord.
Dow suffers worst day of 2019 as recession fears hit US, European stocks
AFP, Published on 15/08/2019
» NEW YORK: Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic saw hefty losses Wednesday, gripped by fears for the global economy following poor Chinese and German data and as key US bond benchmark signaled more trouble ahead.
Ama Hostel Bangkok
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/08/2019
» A chance to spend a night in a heritage building without breaking the bank was all I hoped for when I made an online booking for a room at this hostel converted from a 19th-century Chinese mansion. But my stay there was an experience that was way beyond expectations. Even the narrow alleyway that leads to it was so bewitching. The place wowed me even before it came into sight.
Flume's on fire with Pyra
Life, Published on 15/08/2019
» Pioneering Australian electronic producer DJ Flume will be back in the Kingdom to premiere his newest album during his first solo live set in Asia at Centre Point Studio, Sukhumvit 105 (Soi Lasalle), on Aug 21 at 5pm.
New experiences in old Bangkok
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/08/2019
» The area you'll be reading about in this article is only around 1.2km². Yet, it's packed full of fascinating things to see and do, from Wang Burapha, Saphan Han and Sampheng, to Phahurat, Saphan Phut, Pak Klong Talat and Ban Mo.
Rising sun meets city of angels
Life, Published on 15/08/2019
» Setouchi, a lesser known region in the west of the Japanese archipelago, will be shining in Bangkok during the Mall Japan Discovery 2019: Sparkling Setouchi at the Mall Bangkapi, Lat Phrao, from tomorrow until Aug 25.
World agency warns govt about weed use
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/08/2019
» The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has urged the government to proceed with extreme caution in its cannabis policy, warning that Thailand must abide by international drug control treaties and guard against a damaging policy misstep.
To the Moon
Life, Published on 15/08/2019
» By coincidence, Jonathan King's hit single Everyone's Gone To The Moon was released in 1965 -- the same year that Nasa qualified the Omega Speedmaster Professional timepiece for use on its piloted mission.