By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report A TEMPLE building a 69-metre-tall (230 ft) Buddha statue that will be visible across Bangkok said construction was nearly complete but its opening may be pushed back to 2022 due to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Royal Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple on
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New BTS rule stirs up social media storm
AN announcement by BTS Skytrain today (June 15) forbidding passengers from delivering goods across payment zones attracted a lot of attention on Thai social media with some netizens strongly criticising the move, Sanook.com said. In its notice BTS said people have to be in the same payment zone in order to deliver goods and should
Read moreThese are the world’s most livable cities in 2021
By Saheli Roy Choudhury, CNBC As THE world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, the metropolitan city of Auckland in New Zealand has been named the most livable city globally by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). That’s largely due to the country’s successful handling of Covid-19 which allowed schools, theatres, restaurants and other cultural
Read moreRescuer in tears as one of two kittens dies
THE administrator of a cat-lovers Tik Tok page who rescued two kittens badly injured after being mauled by a bigger animal sadly informed netizens who have been keenly following their progress with many of them also giving donations that one of them died early this morning (June 5), Sanook.com said. Both the kittens, rescued separately
Read moreTwo kittens rescued from death’s door
THE Thai online world is busy sharing photos of two kittens, named “Tiger” and “Jaguar”, who are in great pain after having suffered broken broken neck bones and deformed limbs in a suspected fight with dogs, Sanook.com said today (June 4). Upon being questioned, the administrator of the Tik Tok page, Rak Maew Chang, Meaw
Read moreBruce Willis and John Travolta to reteam in ‘Paradise City’; Praya Lundberg also stars
By People.com and Deadline.com JOHN Travolta and Bruce Willis are teaming up again 27 years after the release of Pulp Fiction. The two actors are set to star in the upcoming action film Paradise City, which is set to start production on Monday in Hawaii. Thai actress Praya Lundberg will act opposite Willis and Travolta
Read more‘Nomadland’ wins best picture at an Oscars that spreads the wealth
By CNN “NOMADLAND,” director Chloé Zhao’s small-boned movie about nomads in America, earned best picture at a 93rd Academy Awards defined by the pandemic, as movies that premiered on streaming services ruled the ceremony — an in-person event mounted under Covid protocols. In a year where the pandemic shuttered theaters and turned movie-goers
Read moreBMA will hold shopping fair to promote local products during Songkran
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
Read moreWoman 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,
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