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Every Rolls-Royce to go electric
Life, Felix Page, Published on 28/01/2022
» Rolls-Royce will follow up its first EV, the Spectre coupé, with all-electric successors to the current Cullinan SUV, Ghost saloon and Phantom limousine.
Return to paradise
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 13/01/2022
» At Maya Bay, hawk-eyed park officials patrol the sandy stretch, whistles at the ready. It was a gorgeous morning last Thursday, just days after the fabled beach on Phi Phi Leh Island had reopened after three years of closure, and the 300 or so holidaymakers, masked or otherwise, were ambling or striking catwalk poses on the pillow-soft sand, awestruck by the emerald splendour around them.
The age of magical capitalism
Life, Chris Baker, Published on 07/01/2022
» At a press conference in 2016, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha tugged open his shirt to reveal over a dozen amulets hanging on his chest, and explained these would give him moral support in negotiations with Russia's President Putin. The leader of globalised Thailand was vaunting the use in international diplomacy of devices made with arcane substances and blessed by monks with a reputation for expertise in magic.
Tiny Hungarian village creates one of Europe's largest nativity scenes
Life, Krisztina Fenyo of Reuters, Published on 30/11/2021
» VORS, Hungary: The tiny Hungarian village of Vors has a long tradition that survived even communist rule: every year its residents build the country's largest Christmas nativity scene in their ornate baroque church.
An unthrilling thriller
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 05/11/2021
» If you believe your life is in great danger and have been followed by a serial killer who you knew has an ability to hypnotise victims through a phone call, would you answer a call from an unknown number in the middle of the night? If the answer is still yes, then the new psychological thriller Hypnotic is for you.
Pushing the boundaries
Life, Noko, Published on 02/11/2021
» Beauty products are among the subjects portrayed in Andy Warhol's works. The pop-art legend also expressed his views on beauty while celebrating diversity based on the notion that everyone is beautiful.
Buffet on the Chao Phraya
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 22/10/2021
» If the term "buffet" sounds like a mass-produced feast and the opposite of fine dining, Lord Jim's cuisine does not fit the bill.
Electric dreams
Life, Jedd Sreshthaputra, Published on 18/10/2021
» With as many as 300 units of the Porsche Taycan EV sold in Thailand since its launch last January, it's clear that the selling point of full-electric vehicles is not solely green issues but also driving performance.
Lessons of history
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/10/2021
» After decades of military authoritarianism, student demonstrators in Bangkok began to call for the restoration of constitutional rule and a return to democracy. In the face of the challenge, the entrenched generals refused to negotiate and arrested the protest leaders, claiming they were influenced by communism. It paved the way for the popular uprising of Oct 14, 1973.
Recognising the ills of society
Life, Published on 06/10/2021
» Trash is a constant element in the artwork by Cameron Platter, which is being displayed during "The Message Is The Message" at Warin Lab Contemporary, until Nov 18.