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'Veteran fraudster' nabbed for golf club scam
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/07/2019
» A 29-year-old man with a luxury lifestyle has been arrested in Bangkok's upscale Thong Lor area after police identified him as a suspected veteran fraudster who had bilked over 100 million baht from his victims.
In Phuket, Indians ride to rescue as China visits ebb
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/07/2019
» The country’s struggling tourism industry is finding support with visitors from the population colossus to the west, just as the years of bumper arrivals from the giant to the north are beginning to wane.
Another one bites the dust
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 07/07/2019
» It is a rule of competitive businesses not to recognise the competitor, pretending it does not exist — a rule that is broken, naturally, when something terrible happens to the competitor.
Fair trade fun dining
Special Publications, Published on 07/07/2019
» Rather than over-reaching, Bangkok Trading Post Bistro & Deli (Market Place Nanglinchee; 137 Pillars Suites & Residences Sukhumvit Soi 39; Mercury Ville, Chidlom)’s secret of success is “outsaucing”.
Quantum culinary evolution
Special Publications, Published on 07/07/2019
» In celebration of its third 12-year cycle anniversary this year, the rustic-refined Thai restaurant nestling a corner of Anantara Siam Hotel’s open-air dining, shopping & exhibitions arcade has been thoroughly renovated and spiced up its menu.
Paint it black
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 07/07/2019
» In the age of social media and the hyper exposure that tends to come with it, keeping a low profile can be something of a Herculean task. And while most artists are trying to capitalise fully on the power of social media, there are also those who shy away from it and focus instead on what they’re meant to be doing: making music and performing. One such band is emerging British four-piece Black Midi who have managed to maintain a low-key online presence while steadily garnering a solid fan base through a series of live gigs.
City-linked Kirins feel the heat after Chainat’s win
Tor Chittinand, Published on 07/07/2019
» Chainat pulled off a 3-2 upset victory over sixth-ranked Trat to heap more pressure on struggling former Thai League 1 champions SCG Muang Thong United, who have been linked to a takeover by the Middle East owners of English Premier League champions Manchester City.
Elton, a madman and a ghetto blaster
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/07/2019
» During the early 1970s, my main source of recorded music in Bangkok was a little shop called Rex Records on Phetchaburi Road. In addition to having a decent collection of vinyl albums, it also provided a useful service by transposing albums onto cassette tapes which was then the most common form of listening to music.
Good people bad laws
Postbag, Published on 07/07/2019
» Re: “Court to rule on PM’s eligibility”, (BP, July 6). While Jade Donavanik, the former adviser to the Constitution Drafting Committee’s comments that “the Constitutional Court ruling will be binding”, ring true, it is important to remember that such a legal precedent is subject to the caveat that applies to all laws: Merely being legal confers neither rightness nor justice.
Si Racha advances from industrial hub to ‘smart city’
Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/07/2019
» Si Racha district in Chon Buri is known as the home of large industrial estates and the Laem Chabang seaport. However, in the near future, the town will acquire an additional status as a “smart city” that uses digital innovation to improve the standard of living and create new business opportunities.