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Speakup and Speakout
When it comes to gender inequality and violence against women, Kittipong hopes to bring about change from the grassroots level. Kittipong Kittayarak has enjoyed a long career in the criminal justice...
View ArticleThe kids are alright
FIVE HUNDRED little fashionistas, among them the children of many of Thailand’s best-known celebrities, were back on the catwalk recently showcasing the latest spring and summer designs for the young...
View ArticleBe dazzled in Singapore
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS is also opening its largest “heritage exhibition” to date, at Singapore’s ArtScience Museum this Saturday. “Van Cleef & Arpels: The Art & Science of Gems” is being touted...
View ArticleBolshoi! Rugged, rigid family joy
IN A VAST, well-lit room, a dozen girls in identical lavender leotards, hair in tight chignons, strike an arabesque pose and share the same dream – of one day joining Russia’s famed Bolshoi Ballet....
View ArticleThese fortunate Gems
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, the French purveyor of “high jewellery”, has a new home in Bangkok – and a fascinating educational programme in Hong Kong. At both you can learn about “talismanic” gems – those...
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Creative and playful
Italian eyewear creator Safilo and Swatch have signed a collaborationagreement to release the first Swatch-branded sunglasses, Eyewear. The first collection, “Swatch The Eyes”, launched recently, is a...
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Online eruption in support of Kumamoto
The massive Kumamoto earthquake that hit Japan last Thursday, which included a main shock of 7.0 on the Richter scale followed by a series of aftershocks, has sent more than 117,000 victims to...
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It’s a Triumph!
This spring/summer, swimwear staple Triumph offers three collections of flowers that suit all different types of whimsies. There are feminine and lush florals painted with a watercolour touch which...
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Rocket Festival in Yasothon
From May 14-15, the annual “Yasothon: City Of Bang Fai And Isan Legends” festival will take place at Phaya Thaen Park and in Muang district of Yasothon. The bun bang fai (home-made rockets for...
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Santi-Vina film selected to screen at Cannes Classics section
The recently discovered classic Thai film Santi-Vina has been selected to screen at the Cannes Classic section of the 69th Cannes Film Festival, the first time a Thai movie was honoured in the category...
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Santi-Vina film selected to screen at Cannes Classic section
The recently discovered classic Thai film Santi-Vina has been selected to screen at the Cannes Classic section of the 69th Cannes Film Festival, the first time a Thai movie was honoured in the category...
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Out of the cave, ready to rumble
Isaac Hempstead Wright. With his square-rimmed black glasses, perfectly-gelled hair and tall, lanky build, Isaac Hempstead Wright looks like the geeky but cute wallflower BFF that’s just dropped out...
View Article‘Game of Thrones’: Five big questions for season six
With so many loose ends needing urgent attention, viewers can only be sure of one thing: winter is coming, and it’s going to be tense, bloody and probably semi-nude. Here are the big questions as...
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‘Game of Thrones’ season six opener ends months of suspense
LOS ANGELES – It was a cliffhanger unparalleled since “who shot JR?” but 10 months of agony are finally over Sunday as “Game of Thrones” returns to reveal the fate of Jon Snow. Lena Headey attends the...
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The art of being a Bangkokian
Despite the common perception that Bangkok is one of the most exciting and convenient of cities to live in, surviving this concrete jungle requires its inhabitants have far more than thick skin and a...
View ArticlePop culture with a touch of class
AFTER ORGANISING successful “Game of Thrones” exhibitions at Bangkok Comic Con over the last two years, HBO Asia is upgrading the treat this year by bringing a series-related virtual reality experience...
View ArticleThe BUBBLE maestro is back
THE GUY BLOWS BUBBLES. Babies blow bubbles, but this guy has 19 Guinness World Records for blowing bubbles. He performs onstage blowing bubbles. And he spent many millions of dollars preparing the...
View ArticleAll Asean hands on deck in Bangkok
All 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are represented, even two countries that don’t make a lot of films – Brunei, with the martial-arts drama “Yasmine”, and Laos, with the...
View ArticleClub Scene
Scot + Irish = laughter Socks will be laughed off again tonight when open-mic stand-up hilarity returns to the Comedy Club Bangkok on Sukhumvit Soi 33/1. Headlining are Scotsman Steven Halcrow, always...
View ArticleAll grown up and READY TO RULE
PERHAPS BOSSES all over Southeast Asia should expect their staff to arrive a little late on Monday morning, as fans of HBO’s cult phenomenon “Game of Thrones” decide they can’t wait for the re-run of...
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