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Inside Out 2 takes over Gardens by the Bay

BangkokPost.com 

With the release of Inside Out 2 tomorrow in Thailand, Gardens by the Bay in Singapore has been transformed into an Inside Out-themed outdoor carnival that runs until June 22 as part of the Children's Festival.

Vive la France!

BangkokPost.com 

In tribute to HRH Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana on the auspicious occasion of her 66th birthday on July 4, and in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the Ministry of Culture and B.Grimm, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra revelled in total immersion of French musical perfection recently at the Thailand Cultural Centre.

The art of deception?

BangkokPost.com 

The image of a magician in Thailand is still a man in a tuxedo who pulls a rabbit out of a hat. However, five magicians -- Patrick Kun, Charles the French, Tada the Pad-Thai, Sagar Choksi and VK.Vich -- have tried to update this outdated image with modern performances that wow audiences. You can catch these five perform at "The Magicians: Thailand's Greatest Magic – Live In Bangkok 2024" at M...

Still haunted by Washington Consensus

BangkokPost.com 

In 1989, the British economist John Williamson christened what was to become the defining intellectual export of the era of globalisation: the Washington Consensus. Initially a reference to the policies adopted to tackle macroeconomic turmoil in Latin America, the term quickly morphed into a canonical "ten commandments" of development.

Thais must join Global Peace Summit

BangkokPost.com 

This weekend, Thailand will join 100-plus countries at the Burgenstock Resort in Switzerland for the upcoming Global Peace Summit. Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines have confirmed their participation. East Timor, which is expected to become a full Asean member in the future, is also participating.

Hipster antitrust policy is actually conservative

BangkokPost.com 

Antitrust policy is having a moment. Led by Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, US President Joe Biden's administration is turning its attention to suspect activity not only in Big Tech and Big Oil, but also in Big Alcohol, Big Hotel and Big Concert. The rationale for this new push, however, is ambiguous: Is antitrust law a tool to protect consumers from higher prices, or to defend small...

2% inflation targets wiggle room

BangkokPost.com 

This week's milestone G7 interest rate cuts dispel any notion that hitting 2% inflation targets spot on is a precondition for central bank moves or indeed sensible -- and may guide thinking on the Federal Reserve and Bank of England too.

Chadchart needs to act

BangkokPost.com 

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt's anti-graft fighting efforts have so far largely been passively bureaucratic and, at best, reactive, despite his 2022 campaign promises to uproot corruption at City Hall.

Aging Grid and Shady Deals Undermine Uzbekistan's Solar Ambitions

Oilprice.com 

Uzbekistan's gaping power deficits and the government's desperate attempts to plug them are hardly a secret these days. Only last week, President Shavkat Mirziyoev welcomed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to Tashkent for a two-day trip that turned into three days of talks, with Moscow's energy assistance to its Central Asian ally topping the bill. Alongside confirmation that Moscow's nuclear energy giant Rosatom will build a small power plant in the country, the trip brought a pledge from Putin to nearly quadruple pipeline capacity next year... Читать дальше...

‘Denise Richards And The Wild Things’ Docuseries Picked Up By E! For 2025

Deadline.com 

Denise Richards is returning to E! for Denise Richards and the Wild Things (wt), a half-hour “comedic” docuseries that will premiere in 2025.   The new series will follow Richards, her husband Aaron Phypers and her daughters Sami, Lola and Eloise. Richards’ last series for E! was Denise Richards: It’s Complicated that debuted in 2008. Wild […]

Watch live: President Biden hosts a Juneteenth concert at White House

TheHill.com 

President Biden will hold an early Juneteenth celebration Monday evening with headliners Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle, known as the “Empress of Soul” and “Godmother of Soul,” respectively. Observed each June 19, Juneteenth has grown into a national commemoration of freedom for Black Americans. The holiday began as a regional remembrance of the day in...