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Symposium to tackle Thailand's debt challenges
Life, Published on 22/10/2025
» Bangkok Commercial Asset Management is holding "BAM Symposium: New Era Of AMC 2025", its flagship annual event for Thailand's asset management companies, at Dusit Thani Bangkok's Napalai Grand Ballroom, Rama IV Road, on Oct 28 from 9am to 5pm.
Passing of a giant
Life, John Clewley, Published on 11/10/2025
» Sad news reached the World Beat desk this week that Prof Dr Terry E. Miller of Kent State University in the US passed away on Oct 1. He was 80 years old.
K-drama spin-off takes Thailand by storm
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 05/05/2025
» Here are the latest updates from the world of South Korean showbiz. Resident Playbook, a spin-off of the medical drama series Hospital Playlist, is currently one of top five most watched TV series on Netflix Thailand. Meanwhile, BiBi, a popular performer, will hold her first concert in Thailand.
What makes Bangkok a Learning City?
Life, Chairat Chongvattanakij, Published on 09/09/2024
» The heavy downpour had just ceased and with umbrella in hand, 72-year-old Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, widely known as Khru Prateep ("Teacher Prateep"), led us single file through the damp narrow alleys of Klong Toey community, frequently pausing to reciprocate cordial greetings from community members. At one point, she called our attention to what seemed like a pile of rubble.
Shaping futures
Life, Prapaiphan Rathamarit, Published on 26/02/2024
» There was an empty medicine cabinet, no doctor or nurse, no medical instruments or pharmacy, no water or electricity. Medical treatment simply the delivery of oxygen through a tube, since the patient had no money.
Don't follow blindly
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 22/05/2023
» 'Never be a blind follower of people in life. Whatever people demonstrate on the outside, in reality, they may be the opposite inside."
A land of giants
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 23/03/2023
» As our car wound through the Khotcha-anajak project, also known as the Elephant Kingdom, one of my friends gestured enthusiastically out the window and her eyes twinkled with delight like a child when she spotted elephants ambling about seeking food in a green meadow.
Curtains for Chinese opera?
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/02/2023
» "Hurry up," shouted a crew member who climbed up onto a makeshift stage. Casting sidelong glances, performers, half-clad, looked in the mirror and concentrated on applying layers of make-up. Nearby, a motley bunch of musicians and technicians double-checked their instruments. A stream of chatter from a growing audience -- without any partition between the theatre and real life -- put unintended pressure on the band.
Artists, activists unite over chicken rights
Life, Published on 23/02/2023
» A call for an end to unethical chicken farming will be channelled through different forms of art during the "Egg – E – Egg Aargh: Chicken Art Festival" which will take place in front of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Pathumwan intersection, on Saturday from 4-9pm.
Countdown to 2022 Concerts
Life, Published on 31/12/2021
» There are also exciting countdown events presented under the "Amazing Thailand Countdown 2022 -- Amazing New Chapters" concept by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, at five major venues in Phuket, Chiang Mai, Rayong, Nakhon Ratchasima and Ayutthaya, today from 4pm.