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Artist delves deep into the world of faith

BangkokPost.com 

Art lovers are invited to witness transformative creations by talented artist Thana Phothong during "Faith", which is running at RCB Photographers' Gallery, 2nd floor of River City Bangkok, Charoen Krung 24, until July 7.

RBSO plays Holst for Queen Suthida

BangkokPost.com 

In honour of birthday celebrations of Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana, and in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Ministry of Culture and B.Grimm, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) delivered another high-spirited performance at the Thailand Cultural Centre recently. Directed by Resident Conductor Vanich Potavanich, the first item on the programme...

Bridging cultures

BangkokPost.com 

In 2011, Iraqi musician, actor and writer Ahmed Moneka was working as an artist and actor. He studied at Baghdad's Institute of Fine Art and, according to Canada's The Globe And Mail, he was the first black TV presenter in the country. His father, also a well-known comedy actor, was the pioneer. Moneka went into the "family business".

Poorest countries can't be ignored

BangkokPost.com 

They are home to a quarter of humanity -- 1.9 billion people. They possess prized natural resources, including one-fifth of the world's copper and gold reserves, as well as many of the rare metals essential for the transition to clean energy. Their working-age populations are set to expand for the next five decades amid demographic decline nearly everywhere else. Yet a historic reversal is...

Thailand recharges Myanmar policy

BangkokPost.com 

At his first press briefing on Friday, Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa spoke at length about Thai foreign policy under his stewardship. He covered the whole gamut of revitalised diplomatic paths the country is on and will be making in a 43-slide PowerPoint presentation.

Market fire a sad lesson

BangkokPost.com 

A fire that ripped through a pet market in Chatuchak district last week, killing more than 5,300 animals, is a tragic loss.

Second chance beckons for South Africa?

BangkokPost.com 

Cyril Ramaphosa is the president of South Africa again, but everything else is different. He got his job back in a vote late on Friday, but only because at the last moment he managed to cobble together a coalition that has a majority in parliament. It's so new that the coalition partners still haven't agreed on who does what in the new government.

Ripe time to allow AI whistleblowers speak out

BangkokPost.com 

Here's an AI advancement that should benefit all of us: It's getting easier for builders of artificial intelligence to warn the world about the harms their algorithms can cause -- from spreading misinformation and displacing jobs, to hallucinating and providing a new form of surveillance. But who can these would-be whistleblowers turn to? An encouraging shift toward better oversight is underway,...

Agency backs formation of cloud policy panel

BangkokPost.com 

The National Digital Economy and Society Commission (NDESC) recently approved the establishment of a cloud first policy committee to steer all government agencies towards the digital government scheme.

WHAUP revenue set to see double digit growth

BangkokPost.com 

SET-listed WHA Utilities and Power (WHAUP), an arm of Thailand's biggest industrial land developer and operator WHA Corp, expects revenue to grow by double digits this year, up from 2.8 billion baht in 2023, thanks to greater demand for water and electricity from factories.

DMR lifts lid on mineral 'treasure'

BangkokPost.com 

Thailand possesses over 30 trillion tonnes of more than 40 mineral types with an estimated value of 44,410 trillion baht, according to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR).

SET falls on domestic political fear

BangkokPost.com 

The Thai stock market plunged below 1,300 points in the morning session Monday, pressured by domestic political concerns as investors await the outcomes of three major legal cases set to be considered on Tuesday.

Stockpile of old rice sold off at auction

BangkokPost.com 

V8 Intertrading Co Ltd won the auction sale of 15,000 tonnes of rice left over from the Yingluck Shinawatra administration's rice-pledging scheme, with the highest sale reaching 19,070 baht per tonne.

The Costco Bakery Just Turned Your Favorite Summer Dessert Into a Mouthwatering Cookie

SheKnows.com 

The best kinds of cookies are the ones that have you begging for some more — and Costco Bakery’s newest offering has us doing just that! They just turned a beloved summer dessert into a cookie (a beloved any season dessert!), and our mouths are watering just imagining the gooey goodness of this treat. Instagram […]

taki to north of Levin alliance agreements signed

BigNewsNetwork.com 

Transport Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed an important milestone for the taki to north of Levin Road of National Significance (RoNS), following the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) signing interim alliance agreements with two design and construction teams who will develop and ultimately build the new expressway.

"The Government's priority for transport investment is to support economic growth and