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Drug crackdown nets 63 arrests in month
News, Boonnam Kerdkaew, Published on 15/02/2018
» A massive anti-drug operation over the past month has nabbed 63 people and seized assets valued at 241 million baht, police say.
Cops seize truck, make large Burmese rosewood bust
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/02/2018
» AYUTTHAYA: Authorities yesterday seized a 10-wheel truck loaded with pricey illegal Burmese rosewood.
BAAC to refuel loan scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/02/2018
» The state-owned Bank for Agricultural and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) plans to offer a new batch of the One Tambon One Farming SME loan scheme worth 50 billion baht after the first 72-billion-baht batch is set to be fully drawn down by next month.
The nightmare continues
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 15/02/2018
» 'Exodus Déjà Vu" lives up to its name. The photographs, displayed over three floors at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, have a strange, fleeting familiarity, bringing to mind memories of current and past events like transient flashes.
Creativity in the Year of the Dog
Business, Published on 15/02/2018
» Kung Hei Fat Choy, Happy Chinese New Year! Tomorrow marks the start of the Year of the Dog, or to be more precise, the Brown Earth Dog. The dog was the first species that humans domesticated, and thanks to this long bond with humans, dogs are uniquely accustomed to our behaviour. What creative inspirations can we obtain from "man's best friend" to help us flourish in the coming 12 months?
Sports events grand slams for spending
Business, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 15/02/2018
» Sporting events can help give the retail sector a lift, especially at a grand slam event like the Australian Open, according to Mastercard's market insights based on customer transaction data.
France 3rd EU nation to push for beefed-up ties
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 15/02/2018
» During the first formal visit of a French minister to Thailand since the Macron administration came into power, the Minister of State attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Bapitiste Lemoyne, set a goal to further strengthen bilateral economic and other ties.
Total immersion in the Great American Songbook
Life, James Keller, Published on 15/02/2018
» Sometimes complete saturation in a particular musical genre is quite the order of the day, and just such an evening was delivered by the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra on Jan 31 inside the Main Hall of the Thailand Cultural Centre, as English conductor Martin Yates steered the musicians through an enormous 27-number set list. Some patrons may have begun to wonder just what time they would get home that night as Harold Arlen's Somewhere Over The Rainbow approached towards the end of the second half, but certainly nobody was complaining about the quantity of material covered. Such was the quality of performance.
The true spirit of Chinatown
Life, Story and Photos: Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 15/02/2018
» Bangkok's Chinatown is undergoing modern development.
Chinese New Year festivities
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 15/02/2018
» This month, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in collaboration with Beijing commemorates the 43rd anniversary of Thai-Chinese diplomatic ties with colourful Chinese New Year festivities in major Sino-Thai communities in Bangkok and 12 provinces.