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Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar returns to Paragon
Life, Published on 18/02/2026
» The popular Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar will return with a wide range of products from 50 countries at Paragon Hall, 5th floor of Siam Paragon, Rama I Road, from Feb 26 to March 1, daily from 10am to 8pm.
Cinema of resistance wins at Cannes
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 27/05/2025
» In a year full of richly textured stories about female trauma and painful personal growth, the Cannes jury, led by Juliette Binoche, took the noble route and gave the Palme d'Or to the most political film in the 22-title competition.
Timbuktu calling
Life, John Clewley, Published on 20/05/2025
» Mali and West Africa dominate the Transglobal World Music Chart for May 2025, with the "desert blues" rockers Songhoy Blues leading the way in top spot with their new album Héritage.
Cannes 2025: What's on our watch list
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 13/05/2025
» The 78th edition of Europe's biggest film festival starts today. We take a look at some notable titles across different sections -- Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week -- including a Thai film.
A 250-year retrospective
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 09/05/2025
» Throughout 2025, several models will commemorate Breguet's 250th anniversary, starting with one that's out of the blue.
Carrying the torch forward
Life, John Clewley, Published on 04/02/2025
» Rizwan-Meuzzam Qawwali Group is a Pakistani Qawwali ensemble led by brothers Rizwan and Muazzam Ali Khan. The duo performs with their seven-member party, who provide harmonium, percussion and handclaps. The singing brothers are nephews of the late great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who popularised the Islamic Sufi genre worldwide before his untimely death at 48 in 1997.
Chaabi grooves
Life, John Clewley, Published on 04/06/2024
» Morocco and southern Spain were favourite destinations when I was a student in Manchester in the 1970s. We could get a cheap package tour flight to Alicante, ditch the package holiday, jump on a bus to Malaga and then onto Algeciras to take a ferry to Tangiers. We left behind the (more often than not) rainy skies of Manchester for the piercing azure of Morocco's open vistas.
Andalusian dreams
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/02/2024
» Two Middle Eastern tourists looked excited as they held up a phone to an exquisitely carved arabesque in Nasrid Palace at the Alhambra. No, they're not taking photos. They're comparing the Arabic text on their screen with the 8th century stone calligraphy. I hear them mumble in Arabic -- here's the translation:
Amari Watergate to screen Moroccan drama
Life, Published on 18/07/2023
» Moroccan drama Adam is the next movie in the "Amari Watergate Bangkok Hotel Film Series 2023" which will be screened at the hotel's Pratunam Room on the 7th floor on Saturday at 5.30pm.
Land, sea, air
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 07/07/2023
» The House of Breguet served 19th century maritime exploration and navigation through its chronometers used to calculate ship positions. The precision and reliability earned founder Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823) the title of Watchmaker to the French Royal Navy in 1815.