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Phuket set to host hospitality conference
Life, Published on 21/08/2024
» Phuket Hotels Association is holding the second annual edition of "Mind The Gap: Women & Diversity In Hospitality", an inspiring half-day conference that will address the critical issues facing women in the workplace, at Saii Laguna Phuket's Similan Ballroom, on Aug 31 from 1.30-5pm.
Bridging cultures
Life, John Clewley, Published on 18/06/2024
» In 2011, Iraqi musician, actor and writer Ahmed Moneka was working as an artist and actor. He studied at Baghdad's Institute of Fine Art and, according to Canada's The Globe And Mail, he was the first black TV presenter in the country. His father, also a well-known comedy actor, was the pioneer. Moneka went into the "family business".
Stories of migration and hope
Life, John Clewley, Published on 12/09/2023
» In 2016, the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto invited musicians, mainly immigrant musicians, to audition for a new global orchestra.
RBSO brings movie magic from Hollywood
Life, James Keller, Published on 20/07/2023
» If ever there was an orchestral concert in Bangkok which proved how important it is to occasionally undertake something a little bit different, then that was the successful event presented by the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra Foundation in the Thailand Cultural Centre recently.
A Girl From Mogadishu screens in BKK
Life, Published on 21/03/2023
» The Amari Watergate Bangkok Hotel Film Series 2023 kicks off with a screening of A Girl From Mogadishu, at Pratunam Room on the 7th floor of Amari Watergate Bangkok Hotel, Phetchaburi Road, on March 24 at 5.30pm.
Circoloco returns to Southeast Asia for two blockbuster events
Life, Published on 01/12/2022
» Iconic Ibiza brand Circoloco makes a comeback to Southeast Asia and will rock the beautiful beach of Phangnga from Jan 14-21.
Brain cells in dish learn to play video game
Life, Issam Ahmed of AFP, Published on 19/10/2022
» ISLAMABAD: Neuroscientists have shown that lab-grown brain cells can learn to play the classic video game Pong, and could be capable of "intelligent and sentient behaviour".
Adventure in new lands
Life, John Clewley, Published on 26/04/2022
» British-Sudanese writer Jamal Mahjoub's latest novel The Fugitives is a delightful tale of a fictional Sudanese dance band, the Kamanga Kings, and how the son of one of the founders, an English teacher called Rushdy, reforms the band and goes on a raucous road trip to play their music in the US.
The Bunnag clan from the inside
Life, Chris Baker, Published on 01/04/2022
» Bunnag may be the best-known surname in Thailand because of the size of the clan, its historical role, and the name's blessed two-syllable brevity. The resounding title of this book suggests a grand tale of the clan marching through history. Not so. This is an intensely personal account of one person refinding himself in the shadow of the past.
Good cause, great fun
Life, Published on 11/03/2022
» Last week, Royal Paragon Hall was transformed into a colourful shopping market for the 55th Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar that boasted a variety of quality products from more than 54 countries to raise funds for the Thai Red Cross Society.