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Netanyahu to push hard line on Iran during Europe trip
AFP, Published on 02/06/2018
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Europe Monday to push his uncompromising stance on Iran to leaders eager to salvage the nuclear agreement after the United States withdrew.
BCPG bringing solar to campus
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/06/2018
» SET-listed BCPG Plc, the renewable energy arm of mostly state-owned Bangchak Corporation, will develop a 12-megawatt solar power rooftop project, the second-largest in Thailand, on the roof of Chiang Mai University (CMU).
Flowing reservoirs bring King’s bounty
News, Aree Thongboonrawd, Published on 02/06/2018
» Once, residents of tambon Yang Hak of Ratchaburi’s Pak Tho district appealed to then Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to help resolve their grievances over a lack of water for farming.
No more monkeying around
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/06/2018
» Bang Khunthian district is the only one out of 50 districts in Bangkok which lies on the coast. Thus, people often visit the district to enjoy fresh seafood products — especially crabs in the restaurants dotted along the Bang Khunthian-Chai Talay road which runs from Rama II Road towards the seafront.
Lights out at Lido, but can art hub shine?
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/06/2018
» It was a tearful farewell at the Lido Theatre on Thursday night, with a thousand fans congregating to say goodbye to the old-school, unglamorous, 50-year-old cinema in Siam Square. After the last picture show on May 31, all Lido’s staff and managers lined up like a guard of honour to wai and thank the audiences filing out of the rooms, a surprise parting shot that tugged deeply at the heart strings of even the most unsentimental viewers. To paraphrase Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor of Asgard, Lido is not a place but a people. It’s also a memory. That’s why we wept. That’s what we’ll miss Lido for.
Supporting paraquat betrays the nation
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 02/06/2018
» The regime’s slogan to return happiness to the people has proven empty once again. Despite public demands for a ban, the military government has decided to allow paraquat, a highly toxic weed killer, to wreak havoc on public health and the environment.
City directs own tragedy
News, Editorial, Published on 02/06/2018
» This week Bangkok bids farewell to its oldest movie theatre, Lido, which over the past five decades has served its patrons with alternative, indie filmsi and shorts.
Grid glitch sparks huge power outage
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/06/2018
» A blackout lasting almost an hour in various parts of the country yesterday was caused by a problem with a transmission line leading to a power plant in Laos which provides electricity for Thailand, said the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat).