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After Singapore, Cortina Watch is presenting an exhibition of Patek Philippe's dome table clocks in Bangkok at its boutique in Central Embassy.

The Horological Society of Gaysorn event showcased the latest line of high-end timepieces and accessories from 11 world-class brands Bovet, HYT, Maurice Lacroix, Parmigiani Fleurier, Ulysse Nardin, Carl F Bucherer, Sarcar, Erwin & Sattler, Grand Seiko, L'Epée 1839 and Buben & Zorweg.

Famous Thai comedian Mum Jokmok and Thai country singer Petch Saharat have launched a sauce brand called Mum Zaab and signed a contract appointing Loxley Trading as its distributor.

JP Morgan has maintained its Thai GDP growth forecast at 3% this year, driven by consumption and tourism.

CJ Express Group looks set to spend 20 billion baht to greatly expand the number of its CJ Supermarket stores over the next four years.

The Commerce Ministry will lead a trade mission to Saudi Arabia next month to strengthen business partnerships between Thailand and the Middle Eastern country, in a bid to grow Thai exports by 20%.

Vintage Chicago Tribune offers a look back at events, places and people involved in shaping Chicago’s past, present and future, in ways both small and big.

The ultra-private oceanfront property has its own stairway leading down to Windansea Beach.

Oil piracy is as old as the industry itself, with criminals unable to resist the profits associated with black gold. Today, while the problem still persists in several parts of the world, effective monitoring and security systems have massively reduced the threat posed by oil pirates. In 2021, global piracy hit its lowest level since 1994. In fact, the most high-profile oil piracy accusation of recent times was of a very different nature from the usual oil pirate reports. Greece accused Iran of piracy... Читать дальше...

Reducing the failure rate, promoting equal opportunities and allowing the mastery of new technologies are fundamental challenges for education in 2022.

Minecraft is on fire. At least that’s how it currently feels if you follow the fandom on social media or...

When Gordon Murray announced his intention to make not one but two battery-electric SUVs, he promised they’d “change the way we think about range anxiety and vehicle dynamics.” Murray has a penchant for such grandiose claims, but he’s also engineering royalty — so he tends to get the benefit of the doubt. Even so, I…

In this age and time when eating out is overwhelmed by Instagrammable eateries and culinary nonsense, a classic meal in a time-honoured establishment can be a special treat.

Thailand is not new to virulent exchanges of polemical opinions between supporters of opposing political factions on social media and beyond. However, the latest outcry from diehard fans of the newly elected Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt against unfavourable criticism, proves one thing -- Thais still have much to prove before calling themselves democratically reasonable interlocutors.

Tunisia would seem to have everything going for it. Average salaries are the third-highest in all of Africa's fifty countries, just behind Morocco and South Africa. Literacy is 97% among the under-30s, population growth is only 1% a year, and it's a democracy that functions under the rule of law. Or rather, it was.

Rumours of another attempt to amend the constitution -- which will see the next election revert from the current two-ballot system to the one-ballot system that was used in the last election -- have been rife in parliament over the past couple of days.

Anthony Smith at UFC Vegas 37 in Sept. 2021. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

The UFC light heavyweight wonders why his upcoming opponent is getting so much hype. 

Whether you prefer traditional or boneless, July 29 is the day to order your wings.

Sports and movies often go hand in hand. From Coach Carter to Love & Basketball to Space Jam, take a look at the 20 best basketball movies of all time.

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

While flyweight super prospect Muhammad Mokaev was dominant in victory this past weekend, he understand why fans would think his performance wasn’t aesthetically pleasing.

IT WAS another day of bright colours and big fascinators on Thursday as glamorous revellers descended on the third day of Glorious Goodwood. But this time racegoers had upped their fashion game even more as the event celebrated its anticipated Ladies' Day.

Superman's best friend saves the world in a kiddie-friendly spin-off from DC's Justice League franchise. In this animated retelling of the Man of Steel's origin story, an alien baby is sent to earth with a cute puppy stashed in his crystal space crib.

"CURIOSITY is greater than fear," said Katia Krafft, the French geochemist killed while photographing an erupting volcano with her geologist husband Maurice.

OLIVIA Colman battles a wandering accent and a clunky script in a hard-to-swallow comedy drama.

Ron Howard isn't the flashiest of movie directors but he's the go-to guy for tense true stories with the number 13 in the title. And a brief award-qualifying theatrical run for his new film for Amazon Prime Video suggests his paymasters believe he could repeat the Oscar-winning success of Apollo 13.