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Thai pop singer 'Bird' named as national artist
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/08/2023
» Singer Thongchai "Bird" McIntyre has been awarded national artist status alongside 11 other renowned Thai artists.
Sampow of Asean song dead at 59
News, Payom Valaiphatchra, Published on 20/08/2022
» Sampow Triudom, a co-composer of the Asean anthem, passed away last Sunday at his home in Bangkok after a four-year battle with cancer. He was 59 and is survived by two brothers and a sister.
Hitting the high notes
News, Published on 09/05/2022
» The College of Music at Mahidol University (MU) has attained a rank of 47 in the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2022. It is the first college in Thailand to enter the top 50 of the QS University Ranking in the performing arts, marking a milestone for Thai education.
Can't beat question time in the 'bear pit'
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/02/2022
» While normally steering well clear of British politics I admit to having enjoyed recent live TV sessions of the UK Parliament. The weekly Prime Minister's Question Time (PMQ) held on Wednesdays is far more entertaining than any soap opera. Witnessing the verbal jousting as the PM attempts to side-step a withering grilling is sheer theatre. It is almost like being the accused in the dock at a court hearing.
Their Majesties to lay foundation stone
News, Supoj Wancharoen and Wassana Nanuam, Published on 05/12/2021
» Their Majesties the King and Queen will on Sunday lay the foundation stone for a statue of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great at a new public park under construction in honour of the late king, which is expected to become a new major landmark in Bangkok.
Don't worry, be happy … like the Finns
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/03/2021
» For the second year running Thailand was ranked 54th in the UN-sponsored World Happiness Report which covers 149 countries. It seems that although we have not quite descended into the depths of Les Miserables, Thai people are not exactly dancing in the streets with joy either. However, considering the Covid situation, one suspects there's not one country in the world that is particularly happy.
Memories of serious cereal behaviour
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/09/2020
» The recent PostScript column concerning the unlikely combination of bathroom submarines and cornflakes prompted a number of seasoned readers to recall their childhood breakfast delights.
Spaghetti westerns lose musical icon
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/07/2020
» The death of Italian composer Ennio Morricone last week inevitably sparked memories of those old spaghetti westerns, including the so-called "Dollars Trilogy", in which his creative music was a crucial element. Those early Sergio Leone films were not known for extended dialogue -- he let the music do the talking and Morricone's distinctive scores hit the right note.
Time to speak up
News, Published on 09/06/2020
» Re: "Exiled Thai activist 'abducted in Cambodia'", (BP, June 6).
How to depart 'with dignity'
News, Published on 24/02/2020
» People with terminal illnesses need to be made aware that they have the right not to spend their final days hooked to a machine or going through painful medical procedures, advocates say.