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A Thai actor takes the stage at Cannes
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 22/05/2024
» In a dreary rural town in Taiwan, illegal Southeast Asian workers live a precarious existence toiling away in farms or homes while enduring tough bosses and prying authorities. Most of them are from the Philippines or Indonesia, but there are also a large number from Myanmar and Thailand.
Largest inflatable kite festival takes flight at Muang Thong Thani
Life, Published on 15/05/2024
» Dozens of gigantic inflatable kites will be flying above the 3,000m² lakeside of Muang Thong Thani during Kite On The Lake, which will kick off on Friday and run daily from 4pm to 10pm until Sunday.
Asean Film Festival is finally here
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 28/03/2024
» Despite the odd, unexplained double postponement -- the first when it was moved from early December 2023 to late January 2024, and then from January to March -- the Bangkok Asean Film Festival finally gets under way, from today until Sunday at SF CentralWorld. Despite the adjournment, the line-up looks decent, with the best Southeast Asian titles culled from the past year -- Tiger Stripes, Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell, Abang Adik, Dreaming And Dying, Oasis Of Now, Nowhere Near, Morrison, Thai classics The Adventure Of Sudsakorn and The Adulterer, and a short film competition.
Deep dive
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 05/01/2024
» After supplying Pilot's Watch SFTI models for Top Gun: Maverick (2022), IWC Schaffhausen takes its Aquatimer to the fantasy underwater world in the recently-released Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom based on the DC Comics character.
Protecting the manta ray
Life, Published on 08/07/2022
» A highly intelligent marine giant, manta rays gracefully glide and do somersaults in the deep ocean. However the large species is highly threatened, particularly by commercial fishing for their meat and gill plates.
Deep, deeper, deepest
Life, Noko, Published on 15/04/2022
» Omega's long history of divers' watches began in 1932, with the first commercially-available Marine model housed in a patented double case.
Art world seeks to conquer new frontiers
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/12/2021
» While virtual art exhibitions proved instrumental in connecting Thai artists to potential buyers in 2021, art trends were influenced by the impact of the lingering economic and political gloom.
Perpetual protection
Life, Published on 24/12/2021
» From the 1930s, Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf began sending his Oyster Perpetual watches to the most extreme locations, supporting explorers who ventured into the unknown. As the 21st century unfolds, exploration for pure discovery has given way to exploration as a means to preserve the natural world.
Hope springs eternal
Life, Noko, Published on 18/06/2021
» For more than a half-century, ocean exploration pioneer Sylvia Earle has seen the beauty under the sea as well as alarming changes that call for marine conservation.
Beautiful kites to soar over Iconsiam
Life, Published on 18/03/2021
» Iconsiam has turned its riverside space, River Park, into a summer kite playground for families to come and fly kites or simply watch, with shows every Friday to Sunday evening from 4pm to 8pm, until April 18.