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I'm with the band -- how music made me British
News, Howard Chua-Eoan, Published on 31/08/2024
» 'Wonderwall' is all I remember. The rest of Oasis is a blur to me. I was still living in New York City when the band had their global breakthrough -- and that song was everywhere. From the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, it's one of the few mid-1990s songs whose lyrics this Boomer can remember. I admired its Beatles-like off-kilter poetics, its love-will-save-the-day (if not, maybe it'll just save me) sentimentality. And Liam Gallagher's voice, while not beautiful, was pure plaintive Britpop, a plangent inflexion echoing from as far back as 1962's Love Me Do by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
The beauty of intermittent fasting for wellness
News, Howard Chua-Eoan, Published on 08/03/2024
» For the pious, fasting mortifies the flesh to fortify the soul. For those who profess a secular faith, however, fasting has come to be associated with wellness.
China marks national day
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/09/2022
» The Chinese embassy held a star-studded celebration marking China's 73rd National Day on Monday with a message highlighting Beijing's support for Thailand hosting the Apec summit in November.
Smiles not hugs as classes restart
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/05/2022
» The resumption of on-site learning for the first time in almost two years has seen the joyful yet cautious reunion of students and teachers at the beginning of the new school term, with health and safety measures put in place due to Covid-19.
Thamanat to talk Prayut with 'G16'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/05/2022
» The secretary-general of the Setthakij Thai Party, Thamanat Prompow, has agreed to meet representatives of small political parties over dinner in about two weeks to discuss Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's alleged mishandling of the economy.
Prayut meets CIA's Cohen
News, WASSANA NANUAM and MONGKOL BANGPRAPA, Published on 20/11/2021
» David Cohen, deputy director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), had a closed-door meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday during which they are believed to have touched on a number of topics including the security situation in Myanmar and Thailand's provision of humanitarian aid to the country.
Girl kidnapped for 'sacrifice' found safe
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 09/09/2021
» CHIANG MAI: A young girl missing from her home in a remote village has been found safe in a hut after being put into a cave where she was abandoned by her abductor as a sacrifice to the spirits of the forest and mountains.
Street slaying, thieving mate, birthday bust, taxi capers
News, Mae Moo, Published on 08/08/2021
» Just fill him with bullets
Death by bureaucracy
News, Published on 07/08/2021
» A chorus of criticism is circulating accusing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of being out of touch with reality and underestimating the gravity of the Covid-19 crisis.
Covid the party-pooper strikes
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Poramet Tangsathaporn and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/04/2021
» The Songkran Festival is not just about water-splashing fun. The festival also serves as emotional glue that links many family members who reunite over what is the traditional Thai new year. It has been a time when elders wait for their children who live and work in big cities to return home.