When the Lido Theatre announced it was closing in May 2018 after over 50 years in operation as one of Bangkok's legendary three Apex's classic stand-alone cinemas long known for its unique programming of non-Hollywood titles and old-fashioned architectural style, a thousand fans congregated to bid a final farewell.
The two-day policy announcement by the new government may leave you with mixed emotions, memes, analysis, amusing moments and trepidation of what's to come. Consider this a prelude of what we all can expect from the future assembly of our representatives, dear readers. Therefore, allow me to recap in gist, IMHO, the most memorable members of Parliament -- for better, worse or fun.
True story and history movie buffs are in for a treat, coming Aug 10, as RCB film club's top movie for this month is The Counterfeiters (Die Faelscher), an Austrian Oscar winner with English subtitles directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky.
A fresh-faced player in the Bangkok dining scene, Mia, which opened three weeks ago, is a joint effort between French chef-turned-restaurateur Julien Imbert (former head chef of London's Michelin-starred City Social), award-wining Thai chef Pongcharn "Top" Russell (former executive chef at Bangkok's Freebird) and Malaysian pastry chef Michelle Goh (previously at Sühring).
Though Siem Reap's Cuisine Wat Damnak was the first Cambodian restaurant to enter the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2015, rising to No.43 in 2016, it wasn't until last month that, for the first time, a Cambodian acknowledged its position on the list. "This is how it works. The food scene is small in Cambodia so we keep a low profile," says chef-patron Joannès Rivière.
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha barked up completely the wrong tree last week. During the policy debate in parliament, he blamed the stagnant economy on the poor whom he said have contributed too little to the country's tax revenue. In fact, the poor pay their fair share of taxes. It is the rich and the ultra rich who don't pay enough, and Gen Prayut's previous regime did not do much to force...
Earlier this week, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, proposed to raise the speed limit on all four-lane roads from 90kph to 120kph in order to solve traffic congestion. He insisted that speed isn't the real cause of road accidents.
The anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong are now eight weeks old and still going strong, but the level of violence is rising.
Thailand and the smaller states in its neighbourhood will miss the Asia-Pacific era. It is not as if the Asia-Pacific has gone away or disappeared in any sense. But its role as a cradle of prosperity linking larger and small economies around the Pacific Rim may have passed its peak. In its place is the Indo-Pacific, which thus far lacks a trade-liberalisation and economic growth component so...
Bitkub Capital Group Holdings (BCGH), the operator of Bitkub digital asset exchange, yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx to cooperate on the digital asset trade and other future businesses.
Developer Gaysorn Property will scale down to single houses and townhouses while continuing in the high-end segment amid an unfavourable market and poor economic sentiment.
About 30 ex-employees of two digital channels under BEC World Plc turned up at the Central Labour Court on Thursday to seek consultations over a planned lawsuit against the company over what they believe to be an unfair layoff compensation package.
The Internal Trade Department will summon 48 private hospitals to explain why they failed to provide information about the actual costs of drugs, medical supplies and medical services by the submission deadline of July 31.
Shale oil production growth to record highs in the United States drove a 2.5-million-bpd increase in global oil production last year despite OPEC+ cuts, Italy’s Eni said in the latest edition of its World Oil Review report, part of the company’s World Oil, Gas and Renewables Review. According to the report, the U.S. accounted for 88 percent of this growth in global oil production, while OPEC recorded a production decline overall, on the back of U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, which took... Читать дальше...
Canadian oilsands CEOs are calling directly on Canadian voters to “influence the outcome” on major oil and gas issues in the runup to Canadian federal elections this October. Three of Canada’s mightiest oilsands producers, Meg Energy Corp, Cenovus, and Canadian Natural Resources, have taken out full-page ads in 30 Canadian dailies—a rare but not unheard of move by the desperate oilsands industry that has suffered under pipeline capacity constraints and widening spreads between WCS and WTI. The oil... Читать дальше...
The House is located in a coastal town in Hiroshima, Japan, surrounded by beautiful ocean and mountains. The client, who is a painter, and his wife wanted a timber annex beside their concrete house. The required functions to this annex are almost like a house; extra living room, kitchen, bathroom, small workshop and garage.
A tie for first once again!
Sites seem to be dwindling with the season waning, only 4 of the 7 sites ranked this week. North Carolina Courage and Portland Thorns FC tie for first place for the second consecutive week! Amazingly, the Utah Royals still managed to hold on to 6th after losing at home.
As always, if you know of a site I have not used please let me know in the comments and I’ll look into adding it!
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If you like sweet, chewy, chocolatey, toffee-like treats, you’ll love these Carmelita Bars. Add nuts or don’t. Keep the coconut, or take it out. These bars are easy to adapt, easy to make, and easy to enjoy!
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The S&P 500 index reached a record high in late July, but experienced a setback on the final day after the Fed's rate cut.
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