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Death in the trees, rapist leaves number, bloody foot probe
News, Mae Moo, Published on 13/08/2023
» Don't look up now
UOB joins hand with artist to promote environmental awareness
Life, Published on 02/06/2023
» To promote environmental protection and waste reduction, UOB Thailand has collaborated with artist Wishulada Panthanuvong to create the "Turning Trash Into Treasured Art" exhibition, as part of the "Waste To Wonder" project.
Culture Ministry lauds dozen performers and creators as national artists
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/04/2022
» Twelve people have been named national artists by the Ministry of Culture for the year 2021.
Lack of discipline bites
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/03/2022
» Preventable deaths, both on land and water, continue to rise in the country. In late January, the nation mourned the untimely death of Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, an ophthalmologist with a promising career. Her life was cut short by a speeding motorcycle at a pedestrian crossing.
Crowning glory
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/10/2021
» Passion -- according to Fred Mouawad, entrepreneur and fourth generation co-guardian of the century-old Mouawad jewellery house -- is about emotion.
Zamrock shines decades later
Life, John Clewley, Published on 27/04/2021
» Zambian rock and popular music, often dubbed as Zamrock, has featured several times in the column over recent years.
Bringing' it all back home
Life, John Clewley, Published on 24/11/2020
» Recent compilations on popular music genres in Africa have revealed an astonishing range of local styles across the continent. Popular music from West Africa, South Africa and Central Africa featured in the first compilations, along with North Africa. Then producers focused on individual countries and guitar-based styles, so we enjoyed terrific compilations from Kenya and Madagascar, and even Benin.
Peering pressure
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/09/2020
» Massive student-led protests calling on the general-turned-Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to quit and reform of the nations' monarchy have been making front-page news for a couple of months now. The unprecedented and boldest protests since Thailand's 2014 coup have come at a time the country is reeling from the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thailand's other pandemic
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/06/2020
» May* stood impassively over the lifeless body of her estranged husband. A pistol clinched tightly in her trembling right hand. The firearm, purchased over the internet by her husband who was a gun enthusiast and member of a shooting range, was the weapon she used on the fateful day she resorted to drastic measures to stop her husband from hurting her. A company manager, May was on the verge of a nasty divorce from her partner, a physically abusive man with a drinking problem.
Wonder woman
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/06/2019
» Onstage, the spotlight illuminated Metinee Kingpayome's tall figure as she carefully placed the pageant's white sashes on the shoulder of each beautiful contestant as they approached her. One by one, they strutted, and she looked at them with a smile and hope in her eyes. Under her tutelage, one of these girls would go on to win Miss Universe Thailand (MUT) 2019 and, as Metinee and the team hope, possibly even the crown of Miss Universe, which Thailand last won in 1988 and before that in 1965.