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Beautiful orchids and weird characters are presented in a fascinating fashion during "Orkys", which is running at Tang Contemporary Art, until Jan 28.

The 14th edition of American-style flea market Made By Legacy is back and will take over Saengthong Rice 1968 Warehouse from Jan 13-15, from 3pm to midnight.

Suntory Beverage & Food (Thailand) together with the National Blood Centre, the Thai Red Cross Society launched the "BRAND'S Young Blood 2023" campaign. Now in its 23rd year, the campaign -- organised under the "Give Blood…Give Lives" concept -- invites the new generation especially university students to give the "gift of giving" by becoming new blood donors or making blood donations once every...

It might sound pompous to keep stating the strategic importance of Southeast Asia over the past year due mainly to the three heavy-weight summits held in the neighbourhood. Historically speaking, it has always been this way since the colonial period when European powers gobbled up land, suppressed local people, and gained and influenced footholds throughout the region's mainland and archipelagos.

Society does not need another Seven Dangerous Days to highlight the peak time for road accidents in Thailand during the national long weekend. It sadly happens too often. The public has long witnessed mayhem on the roads.

Asia's emerging stock markets are anticipated to be a better investment alternative next year because of inexpensive prices and economic recovery, while the US markets will face high volatility as a result of slow economic growth, say senior analysts.

Tourism operators in Phuket are urging the government to intervene following complaints about surging airfares which they fear could prompt travellers to choose cheaper alternatives.

Thai tourism in the first half of the year was like riding a rollercoaster as the "Test & Go" programme -- the country's reopening initiative -- was suspended in January in the wake of the Omicron variant which spread rapidly since the end of last year.

After 32 years of strained relations, Thailand and Saudi Arabia agreed in January this year to fully restore diplomatic relations, opening a new chapter in their relations and creating opportunities for bilateral cooperation and development between the two kingdoms.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) 2022 summit held last month was the first global event Thailand had held since the outbreak of the pandemic.

While sales of electric vehicles (EVs) have been good this year, manufacturers -- most notably Chinese automakers -- have also marked a new chapter for Thailand's auto industry through significant investment projects.

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand's oldest lender, announced on Aug 25 the collapse of its acquisition offer for 51% of the shares of Bitkub Online Co (Bitkub) from Bitkub Capital for 17.8 billion baht, citing regulatory issues.

A huge number of Covid-19 insurance lump-sum claims, spurred by the peak of the pandemic in 2021 and early this year, caused the closure of four insurance companies -- Asia Insurance, The One Insurance, Southeast Insurance and Thai Insurance -- as they did not have sufficient capital reserves to pay out on the claims.

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Oh no, it’s almost January 1st and you forgot to make a resolution! This doesn’t have to be hard. Like, I mean, if you want to do your first marathon, knock yourself out. But I’ve found simpler is better for resolutions. You might consider tending to yourself as though you are a garden: you don’t need to be bulldozed and totally revamped every year, just revitalized a little to let yourself bloom.

This is terrible.  Arlington County Sheriff Beth Arthur is no longer voluntarily cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Her office won’t contact the agency about releases at its facility and will not recognize voluntary requests from ICE. The Hill reported: The Arlington County sheriff’s office announced on Tuesday that it has ended its voluntary…

Ivanka Trump celebrated a happy Hannukkah as her dad declared that the "USA is dying from within."

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EDWINA Currie spent ten days in hospital after breaking her hip when a runaway dog knocked her over.

FORMER Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw rushed his dog to an emergency vet on Christmas Day — after it ate the netting off a turkey.

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Jay Blades’ lovely series specialises in mending broken hearts, and melting the ones of those watching at home