Новости за 02.12.2020

To mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, a German composer and pianist whose music continues to inspire and enrich the lives of people all over the globe, Pro Musica presents a series of three recitals featuring some of his early works and masterpieces, at three different venues.

Last month was apparently a month of theatre politics. At the height of political unrest due to ongoing protests and gatherings, two university productions staged biographical plays and poetry-driven body movements. Meanwhile, the Bangkok Theatre Festival was also the host of political satires and parodies.

Who was Frida Kahlo? Everyone knows her, but who was the woman behind the bright colours, the big brows, and the floral crowns? Learn more about this Mexican female painter through Exhibition On Screen: Frida Kahlo which will be screened at the RCB Forum, 2nd floor of River City Bangkok, Charoen Krung 24, on Saturday at 2pm.

Thailand's first underground museum has been launched at MRT Sanam Chai station in Bangkok

A lot of effort has been made by people around the world to find ways to stop the current pandemic from impacting the planet. Since Covid-19 is a viral illness, it knows nothing about man-made borders as it leaves doctors and frontline healthcare workers scrambling to contain it. Yet, there's another front in this fight; infectious diseases researchers, also known as virus hunters, who are trying...

Has there ever been a more miraculous tunesmith than film composer John Williams? Following a fantastic evening of complete immersion in his best-known movie themes in the company of the marvellous Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra under the commanding baton of resident conductor Dr Vanich Potavanich, the answer last week was surely an unequivocal "No!". In yet another sold-out concert at the...

The Constitutional Court's ruling on Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha staying at an army residence beyond his retirement should set a precedent on this rather ambiguous issue.

'Love always wins. Killing others is a defeat," said Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in June 2018, shortly after surviving a grenade attack at a rally in Meskel Square in the capital, Addis Ababa. How was he to know that just thirty months after saying that he would have to stop loving and start killing?

With some phu yai rattled by the campaign for students to wear casual attire launched on Tuesday by the "Bad Students" group, I am glad that we've come to the point where school uniforms may be disposed of. This could be the first time we've had a real discussion about them.

Asia Plus Securities (ASP) expects foreign capital to continue to flow into the Thai stock market in the medium to long term despite concerns over additional currency controls that will be announced by the Bank of Thailand on Dec 9.

State-owned GH Bank expects loans worth 4.5 billion baht to turn into non-performing loans (NPLs) in January from 9 billion baht in loans borrowed by debtors classified as having fragile debt-servicing ability.

Swedish telecom giant Ericsson says global 5G subscriptions are expected to reach 220 million by the end of this year, revised up from its June forecast of 190 million.

The Board of Investment (BoI) has approved 56.4 billion baht worth of new medical and biotechnological investment projects as part of a move to make Thailand a medical industry hub in Asean.

The future of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hangs in the balance pending Wednesday's Constitutional Court ruling on the legality of his continued occupancy of an army residence since his retirement from the military.

A door may be opening to indict the Syrian dictator for war crimes.

Watchmen star Regina King has revealed a potential future career move that may or may not surprise you: Broadway. Speaking to WSJ magazine, King admitted that while previous opportunities to secure a spot in a stage play came a bit early, (her son Ian was still in school at the time), it’s something she feels more…

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Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau has concluded its acquisition of Siderúrgica Latino-Americana (Silat), a long steel producer located in the northeastern state of Ceará, after gaining approval from anti-trust regulator Cade, the company said on Tuesday December 1.

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Sequels are hard; any fan of pop culture can tell you that. A sequel can’t just match the success of the original, it has to expand on and deepen it. Recontextualize the whole thing in new and exciting ways. Very few sequels achieve this and no one would know that better than fans of, or characters in, Ernest Cline’s …

The economic and industrial turmoil created by the novel coronavirus pandemic will forever be associated with the year 2020, but its impact will be much farther reaching and longer lasting than just one anomalous calendar year. COVID-19 is changing the global economy as we know it, and fewer sectors are being as thoroughly battered, challenged, and transformed as the energy industry.  Until this year, decarbonization of the global economy seemed like an idealistic environmentalists’ pipe dream. Now... Читать дальше...

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This residence is located in a residential neighborhood slightly removed from a busy thoroughfare. Although the setting did not offer ideal views, the lot is bound on three sides by streets with houses on the other side, making it easy to avoid unwanted visibility.