THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will hold a shopping fair to promote local products from 50 districts of Bangkok at Ong Ang Canal in Phra Nakhon district during Songkran from April 9-14, 4-11 p.m., NNT said today (April 3). BMA’s deputy permanent secretary Wanlaya Wattanarat said more than 50 product booths will be set up
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Woman who shaped Films: Leni Riefenstahl
By Itthi CT special to Thai Newsroom AS the Oscars near and the debate over women’s place in film returns, one name rings out: Leni Riefenstahl, one of the greatest filmmakers of the Modern Period. Her story begs the question: Do you measure a movie maker on merit (skill)? Or bow to political groups championing
Read moreMarking Indian freedom fighter’s birth anniversary and day of courage
By Thai Newsroom reporters STEPPING back to the past was a large crowd of Thais and Indians who had gathered at the Thai Bharat Cultural Lodge over the weekend to mark the 125th birth anniversary Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose who had started the Indian National Army right here in Thailand during World War II
Read moreFive Bangkok Michelin chefs honoured
By Itthi CT special to ThaiNewsroom KING in the kitchen but at home, the misses rules, concedes Chef Supaksorn ‘Ice” Jongsiri of Sorn, Bangkok’s two- Michelin star Thai restaurant. “For my favourite comfort food stor beans fried with shrimp paste over rice, I have to get it outside the house. The strong smell will draw
Read moreRussian woman ruled unfit to be a mother because of tattoos and piercings
By Joe Middleton, The Independent A COURT in Russia has reportedly ruled that a mother-of-three is unfit to be a parent due to her piercings and tattoos. Instagram posts submitted to the court in the southern republic of Dagestan by the ex-husband of Nina Tseretilova, 33, as part of a custody battle were evidence for
Read moreOscar nominations 2021: See the full list of nominees
By Lisa Respers France, CNN NOMINATIONS for 93rd Academy Awards were announced this morning (March 15) and women fared well. Seventy women received a total 76 nominations, according to the Academy, a record for a given year. Two women, Emerald Fennell and Chloé Zhao, were nominated in the directing category in the same year for
Read moreTwo strangers get married in Las Vegas after meeting on TikTok
By Chelsea Ritschel, The Independent, published by MSN.com PEOPLLE are sharing their well-wishes for two strangers who recently tied the knot in Las Vegas after meeting on TikTok. The unique meeting and subsequent wedding occurred after Gunnar Michels, a 24-year-old videographer posted a TikTok last month in which he explained that he wanted to marry
Read moreWoman ‘impressed’ over way man tries to contact her after she blocked him
By Daily Mail and published by Msn.com A WOMAN who blocked a man she was talking to has told how she was left ‘”impressed” by the amusing way he tried to get back in contact with her. The woman, from the US, took to TikTok to explain that she ended it with the man she
Read moreIs jealousy healthy in a relationship? (Like even a little bit?)
By letters@purewow.com (Sarah Ashley), published by Msn.com EVEN though jealousy evokes negative connotations, it can definitely lead to positive outcomes. First and foremost, envy is a natural human emotion! Don’t berate yourself for feeling it. Second, jealousy can be healthy, as long as it’s dealt with in a thoughtful way. Jealousy in relationships can be
Read moreElderly woman and son walk 35km to register for cash handout
STRIKING a sympathetic cord among Thai netizens today (Feb. 17) are photos of an elderly woman and her aging son who started their 35- kilometre walk from their house in Kamphaeng Phet province at midnight to get to the closest Krung Thai Bank branch, which they did at 4 a.m., and there they sat and
Read moreThe big St Valentine’s Day lie exposed
There’s something that women always say when they’re single but relationship expert Jana Hocking has called BS, claiming it’s a complete lie. Well, it’s that time of the year again. The time when Hallmark ads spam your google searches, florists, supermarkets and even petrol stations prepare for a floral explosion and every singleton stocks up
Read moreYour horoscope for 12-18 Feb
Your spot-on horoscope for work, money, couples & singles from the Thai News Room’s famously accurate fortune teller. Let’s see how will you fare this week & beyond! ♈ Aries Mar 21 – Apr 19 (⛹) Try to make the most of this weekend as many tasks and obstacles will keep you busy throughout next
Read moreThe most exciting upcoming movies of 2021 and beyond
Yes, there really are upcoming movies heading to the cinema. It may feel like an eternity since we visited a dark room to watch a movie with a bunch of strangers, and that may feel alien to us right now, but things are changing as vaccine rollouts continue worldwide. Hopefully, sooner rather than later,
Read moreSoulmates review – what if Amazon could recommend your one true love?
By Lucy Mangan, The Guardian The new Prime sci-fi anthology series imagines a future where computers could identify the ideal romantic partner We are 15 years in the future. Some pesky scientist or computer (or perhaps a pesky combination of the two) has uncovered the existence of the “soul particle” in humans, which means anyone
Read moreMy friend’s husband is cheating, should I tell?
From deciding whether revealing hard truths to a close friend is worth it to other vexing issues of a personal nature, reader dilemmas and big questions are answered by clinical psychologist Jo Lamble. READER DILEMMA On a night out a few weeks ago, I saw my best friend’s husband in a bar kissing a woman
Read moreSecret flirting technique used by women ‘exposed’
It’s not really talked about, but there’s one thing women do if they like someone, says Jana Hocking – and now, scientists have backed it up. Ever had a whopping big old-fashioned crush on someone and walked away from a conversation pondering if the person was flirting with you? Or were they just being
Read moreMeghan Markle: Sister Samantha’s book full of wild claims
Meghan Markle’s sister Samantha has released her much-anticipated tell-all book — and it’s filled with wild assertions about her estranged half-sibling. The Duchess has not dignified the publication of The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister: Part 1 with a comment, but a friend told Vanity Fair it had has “barely registered on her radar”. “Meghan has not seen Samantha for
Read moreShocking sex toy myth women believe
A number of rumors about sex toys have been fabricated over the years – but this myth needs to be shut down fast, says sex guru Nadia Bokody. An official knock echoes through my apartment door. It’s that time of year again – my annual rental inspection; also known as the day I have to
Read moreTik-Tok star rates men on sex
A woman has become a TikTok star after creating a series about all the men she’s slept with – including a ranking order of their performance. They say you’ll never forget your first kiss – but after that, not all romantic encounters are quite so life-changing. Well in a bid to remember each
Read moreEbabies: More kids will be born to couples who met online by 2038
The future of dating is changing and it is expected to trigger a surprising trend among new parents and newborns. Children born to parents who met online will be the majority within the next 18 years. With the future of dating shifting online, researchers are predicting a rapid rise in “ebabies” – infants born to
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