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TrueMove H, Ericsson to usher in new telecommunications era with 5G trial rollout
Published on 31/03/2017
» Leading Thai Telecomm provider TrueMove H has reached a major milestone in the development of its country-wide network, in a sweeping collaboration with Sweden-based Ericsson (Thailand) that will see Thailand's first-ever 5G system go on-stream.
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Scarlett does non-human, again
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 31/03/2017
» It's possible that when we all die and are reborn as cyborgs or aliens, we'll look like Scarlett Johansson: white and bewildered, gamine-haired and supremely athletic, fierce on the outside and gentler within. The actor's recent list of post-human roles is impressive. She is an extraterrestrial seducer sucking men's souls in Under The Skin; a human-CPU-God hybrid in Lucy; a cybernetic assassin in Ghost In The Shell, which is our subject today. Mind you, even devoid of her physical self, she still embodies the voice of artificial intelligence, as in Her, in which she purrs her way into the consciousness of that world.
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Siam Square's night of the living dead
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 31/03/2017
» Siam Square needs no introduction. With a history dating back to the 1970s, the shopping district remains the prime meeting spot for today's Bangkok youth, with plenty of shops, restaurants and a building literally made of tutoring schools. It's not the kind of place you'd expect to associate with a horror film, which is exactly what makes Siam Square, the directorial-debut of Pairat Kumwan, so interesting.
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The spiral in the sky
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 31/03/2017
» The top 27 floors of Central Embassy will soon have a new host -- the Park Hyatt Bangkok. Among the slate of new hotels to open in the city this year, this luxury property by the Hyatt brand is one of the most exciting, its reputation preceding its arrival by miles. Set for a May 12 opening, the hotel has had reservations coming in since January and has already landed a spot in Monocle's Most Anticipated Hotel Openings.
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Tea for two, two for tea
Life, Published on 31/03/2017
» Until April 30, afternoon tea aficionados in Bangkok are spoiled for choice thanks to "Tea Jubilee @ Ratchaprasong".
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Bringing out the gems
Life, Published on 31/03/2017
» Janitha Thiravorachai, president, and Piya Achariyasripong, CEO of Gems Pavilion Group together with Kris Narongdej, chairman of KPN Group, hosted the Timeless Treasure - A Glittering Afternoon Tea at the Diplomat 39 Sales Gallery, which was transformed into a fashion-show runway starring Chalita Suansane, Miss Universe Thailand 2016. The models strutted 1920s-inspired jewellery from the Timeless Pearl collection worth over 200 million baht. Key pieces included an elegant white-gold necklace set with 581 Akoya pearls, 346 diamonds and 46 pink diamonds; and earrings set with South Sea and Akoya pearls with the design evoking the top view of a fountain spout.
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Behold beauty
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 31/03/2017
» On a two-week stop in Bangkok, Piaget's Diamond Charisma collection makes a dazzling appearance at the brand's boutique in Siam Paragon shopping centre. The 10 exceptional timepieces will then be showcased in other countries for connoisseurs to admire the marriage between haute joaillerie and haute horlogerie.
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Creating design perfection
Life, Published on 31/03/2017
» Kevin Gambir, vice-president of Euro Creations, hosted an exclusive party under the concept of "The Exhibition of Exceptional Designs" to launch Euro Creations Gallery At Thong Lor, Sukhumvit 55. Across five levels, the 3,000m² space displayed furniture from leading European brands such as Cappellini, Cassina, Christopher Guy, Moltini & Co and Rolf Benz. Distinguished guests included Italian Ambassador to Thailand Francesco Saverio Nisio and renowned designer Christopher Guy Harrison, whose works have been featured in Hollywood films such as Ocean's Thirteen and Casino Royale. Celebs exploring the renovated showroom included MR Srikhumrung Yukol, Chulalux Piyasombatkul, Achiraya Inkatanuvat, Sunansa Nithivasin, Jittima Wattanasin and Napamanee Krairiksh as well as Supanavit–Kaveepan Eiamsakulrat and Kraiserm-Pavita Tohtubtiang.
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Wabi sabi savour
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 31/03/2017
» Kisso has long been a familiar name on Bangkok's Japanese restaurant scene, and over the past 23 years -- since it first opened -- has thrived in this highly competitive, fast-evolving industry.
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Couture Gold
Life, Published on 31/03/2017
» Guo Pei is a government's dream, a fashionista's dream, a common man's dream, a continent's dream. Only once in a blue moon does one person manage to be all these things, especially because the first sometimes brings a bureaucratically archaic factor into the picture, if not done right. But this Chinese haute couturier shatters any perceptions one may have regarding the glitzy industry of high dressmaking.
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