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Pyeongchang ceremony shines spotlight on unity
The Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG: In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side on Friday night under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympics opened on a Korean Peninsula riven by generations of anger and suspicion.
Just a couple of foodies
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 09/02/2018
» It's that time of the year when couples come out in full-force, restaurants are jampacked, roses and chocolates are more expensive, and single people are more bitter than usual. Yes, St Valentine's Day is upon us and that means couples all over the place. We could have just given you a list of places you could go to for a special dinner (actually, we did -- check our Food listings). But in lieu of the upcoming "festivities", if you could call it that, we decided to round up a number of foodie power couples to get to know their favourite restos and what they do during on this romantic day. Perhaps we noobs could learn a thing or two from them.
Inspired seafood and more
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 09/02/2018
» Once upon a time, amid a fast-paced evolution of the Bangkok dining scene, Whale’s Belly - despite its Pinocchio-inspired title - was introduced to the city as a fine-dining establishment.
Savvy French fare for bourgeois Bangkokians
Published on 09/02/2018
» You don't have to be particularly well-healed to add Brasserie Cordonnier (Sukhumvit 11/1 Alley) to your shortlist of do-able diners. An adaptable palate, some disposable income, and a penchant for things Parisian are all that's required.
The new face of gender equality
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 09/02/2018
» Welcome to some innovative and refreshing action in favour of gender equality recently! A few days ago, Malaysia’s highest court, the Federal Court, passed a judgement in favour of a Hindu woman whose husband had changed his religion to Islam, without her knowledge, and whose husband then changed the religion of the children to Islam, without the mother’s consent. The court underlined that consent on the part of both parents was needed to change the religion of the children.
Infineon unwraps learning centre to energise EVs
Business, Jesus Alcocer, Published on 09/02/2018
» Germany's Infineon, which makes components for eight of the top 10 electric cars on the market, has opened a learning centre alongside King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) to encourage local companies to develop systems for electric vehicle (EV) parts.
A healthcare no-brainer for Mr Trump
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 09/02/2018
» It began, as so many things do these days, with a Donald Trump tweet. Frustrated by his inability to kill the “Obamacare” expansion of public healthcare provision in the United States, Mr Trump seized on a protest about the under-funding of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) in London last Saturday to trash the entire concept of universal healthcare paid out of taxes and free at the point of delivery.