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Pop Mart debuts with art toy collection
Life, Published on 13/10/2023
» To mark a significant milestone for Thailand's pop culture, Pop Mart officially arrived in Bangkok with the launch of its first flagship store in CentralWorld. Fans can browse exclusive art toys and discover the realm of fantasies here.
Country comes to the city
Life, John Clewley, Published on 31/01/2023
» The All-Thidsa Molam Band was in Bangkok this past weekend to perform at the Thailand International Jazz Conference. World Beat caught up with band last Friday when they played two sets at Isan Spicy BBQ, a rooftop bar at the Jim Thompson Art Center.
Icon celebrates its golden jubilee
Life, Published on 28/10/2022
» At the 1972 edition of the Swiss Watch Fair in Basel, Audemars Piguet introduced the revolutionary Royak Oak in stainless steel armour protecting the thinnest self-winding mechanical movement of its era. Because of its hefty price tag, steel was ennobled with the same status as gold.
Hurts Like Hell wins Top 10 spot amid acclaim
Life, Published on 22/07/2022
» Inspired by true events, Hurts Like Hell has doled out the pain with stories from behind the muay Thai world for Netflix viewers in over 190 countries. The limited series has not only soared to a spot in the Netflix Top 10 in Thailand but also won widespread praise as a Thai Netflix show that is well worth a watch.
Monument to a master
Life, James Keller, Published on 31/12/2019
» In the presence of their inspirational and extremely supportive Royal Patron, Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra gave the final concert of their hugely successful 2019 season earlier this month in the Thailand Cultural Centre, featuring two of Johannes Brahms' mightiest orchestral creations. The first half of "Monumental Brahms" consisted of the Double Concerto For Violin And Cello In A Minor Op.102, a grandiose work of such weight that an overture wasn't required in order to balance the imposing Symphony No.4 In E Minor Op.98 in the second half, in which the RBSO and music director Michel Tilkin gave a magnificent rendition of the composer's concluding symphonic statement.
A piece of strings
Life, Daniel Hudson, Published on 09/12/2019
» The two concluding pillars of Johannes Brahms' magnificent orchestral output will form the respective halves of the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra's upcoming concert at the Thailand Cultural Centre on Friday, conducted by their current music director Michel Tilkin. The Double Concerto For Violin And Cello In A Minor Opus 102 was the great composer's final orchestral statement, written especially for his maturing colleagues Joseph Joachim (violin) and Robert Hausmann (cello). At this concert, it will be performed by two fresh young female talents of the modern string playing world.
No beauty shines brighter
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 03/07/2019
» When Paweensuda "Fahsai" Drouin was announced Miss Universe Thailand 2019, the hall erupted in a thunderous cheer. Fans were jumping up and down, screaming and hugging one another. Some even had tears down their faces as they finally got to witness this beauty queen's eventual moment of success after having been rooting for her for a long time.