Bureaucracy still baffles
Bureaucracy still bafflesAll the requirements of bureaucracy in this country have not changed in more than 100 years. The district asked my three brothers and my sister to show up at the same time. Jason A JellisonGive Covid jabs to everyoneRe: "Ministry launches vaccine drive for elderly foreigners," (BP, July 23). My point to the ministries is that there are a lot of elderly foreigners living elsewhere in the country besides Bangkok. I ask meat-eaters, will you please adopt a less selfish diet so your own children can have a future?
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July 24, 2021 21:56 UTC
The girl who was all 'eyelashes and legs'
The girl who was all 'eyelashes and legs'I was rightly admonished by a reader for not mentioning model Twiggy in last week's column concerning the "Swinging Sixties" in London. Born Leslie Hornby, being so thin she was nicknamed "Twigs" at school and among friends long before she became well-known. "At 16, I was a funny, skinny little thing, all eyelashes and legs," she said in an interview. Through the regular references in Private Eye, Neasden developed such a reputation that just the mention of the place by any comedian would probably get a laugh. After one court decision went against him he came out with the wonderful "if that's justice, then I'm a banana".
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July 24, 2021 21:56 UTC
No 'one-size fits all' model suited for lockdowns, experts say
No 'one-size fits all' model suited for lockdowns, experts sayThailand is struggling with soaring Covid-19 infections with more than 14,000 new cases a day. Known in Thailand as the "Wuhan model", some sectors are sceptical whether imposing such measures would work here. Public support neededChina has received mixed messages from the Wuhan lockdown, according to Mr Yang. For lockdown measures to work, first the public must understand what the restrictions are and why they need to cooperate, he said. "But with all that said, you can't still use the Wuhan or Guangzhou model as a whole in Thailand.
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July 24, 2021 21:22 UTC
Charles and Diana's 'wedding of the century'
Iconic moment: Charles, Prince of Wales, kisses his bride, Lady Diana Spencer on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on July 29, 1981, after their wedding. PARIS: Their fairy-tale marriage 40 years ago this month was dubbed the "wedding of the century". But for Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer it would all end in tears, recriminations and tragedy, with the after-effects still being felt by the British royals today. Prince Charles then laid the gold ring on her left hand and at 12:20 pm precisely, AFP wrote: "Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer are married." While Diana would have become queen upon Charles' accession to the throne, Camilla will merely be queen consort.
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July 24, 2021 04:41 UTC
Boxing fights for reputation
Tokyo: As the Thailand Boxing Association (TBA) seeks redemption after an embarrassing Rio 2016 campaign, the sport is fighting to restore its reputation. Four Thai fighters will attempt to bury the ghosts of 2016 Games where the national boxing team returned home empty-handed. The quartet are Chatchai-decha Butdee (men's 57kg), Juthamas Chitrapong (women's 51kg), Sudaporn Seesondee (women's 60kg) and Baison Maneekon (women's 69kg). Thitisan Panmod, probably Thailand's best prospect in boxing, was forced to pull out of the Games due to a knee injury. As part of moves to make Olympic boxing more similar to the professional fight game, at Rio pros were allowed to compete for the first time.
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July 24, 2021 03:11 UTC
National park or treasure?
National park or treasure? On Monday, the Thai government is expected to re-submit its application to list Kaeng Krachan National Park and its adjacent forest complex as a Unesco World Heritage site at the Extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting convened in Fuzhou, China. This national park has been marred with notorious reports of conflicts between state park officials who resorted to heavy-handed measures to evict indigenous Karen villagers from the forest where they had settled for more than a century. If Thai delegates achieve their goal, Thailand will just get another World Heritage site. After all, having World Heritage status means the notorious Kaeng Krachan National Park must be treated as a treasure of mankind, and not just a tourism booster.
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July 23, 2021 21:56 UTC
Govt was floored by variants, says WHO
Govt was floored by variants, says WHOPeople walk past a food shop at Ratchawat market in Dusit district on Friday. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)The Thai government's reaction to new variants was ill-advised and has contributed to the soaring number of cases sweeping across the country, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). "I think the main reason for Thailand's problems was the emergence of the new variants. "Vaccine research may struggle to keep up with the rate of change we're currently seeing in the virus," he added. "Public health officials are working very hard and the public too, are trying their best to comply with official measures, but high levels of contagion are still our main challenge.
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July 23, 2021 21:38 UTC
Man, I feel like a woman
The collaboration remains true to Asava's DNA by featuring the brand's classic pieces such as cape shirt, cape dress and shirt dress along with signature techniques, accents and contrasting elements in the colours and use of masculine silhouette for womenswear. The new ready-to-wear collection comes under the four concepts: Chiffon Army, Stripe A Lace, Bouquet Stripe and Chinoiserie Garden. Featuring stripe chiffon as the main fabric and with certain designs enhanced by pleating, the Chiffon Army pieces exemplify Asava's understated elegance and classic styles. Key items include a one-shoulder top, cape shirt and cape dress accented with bows. The Bouquet Stripe pieces include shirt dress, short pants, printed T-shirt and casual long skirt.
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July 22, 2021 23:37 UTC
Clearly exotic
Last year Hublot celebrated two anniversaries -- 40 years of the brand, and 15 years of the futuristic Big Bang timepiece. The milestone was marked by the debut of the Big Bang Integral boasting a one-piece construction of the case and bracelet. Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Full Sapphire is a limited edition of 30 pieces. Big Bang Integral Tourbillon High Jewellery features an invisible setting of 484 baguette-cut diamonds. The invisible setting of 484 baguette-cut diamonds totalling 31 carats on the Big Bang Integral Tourbillon High Jewellery is another technical and aesthetic achievement.
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July 22, 2021 23:26 UTC
The great Covid self-test kit challenge
The great Covid self-test kit challengeFinally, I got it. Some of us have bought a Covid vaccine; now we have to pay for a Covid self-test kit! "So why should I buy the self-test kit from your store if I have to go to a doctor to do it?" Last week, a news commentator on Channel Nine discussed the rapid antigen self-tests and said: "I bought self-test kit. A friend has performed a Covid test for her parents, and found out that her 80-year-old mother was infected by Covid.
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July 22, 2021 23:03 UTC
Bodies in streets stun PM
Medical workers in protective suits examine the body of a man found dead on Soi Sukhumvit 20 in Watthana district, Bangkok, on Thursday morning. (Photo supplied)Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern about people who died of Covid-19 after not receiving timely treatment. It is the responsibility of all agencies, not just the Public Health Ministry. They tried in vain to revive the man, prompting the police to call forensic experts from Vajira Hospital to examine the body. They can contact 1330 ext.15 or register on http://crmdci.nhso.go.th/Meanwhile, the Public Health Ministry on Thursday reported a new daily record of 13,655 Covid-19 cases, and 87 more fatalities over the previous 24 hours.
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July 22, 2021 22:52 UTC
'Break isolation rules' if needed
Veerasak: Break the bottleneckSAMUT SAKHON: Samut Sakhon governor Veerasak Vichitsangsri has ordered his provincial staff to break Public Health Ministry regulations about isolating Covid-19 infected people when lives are at risk. Sources say the message stemmed from a bottleneck of infected patients at isolation centres, resulting in more new cases and deaths. Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 453,132 Covid-19 cases, 312,377 of whom recovered. A new daily record of 13,655 Covid-19 cases, and 87 more fatalities, were reported on Thursday. Of those Bangkok logged 44 fatalities while there were five in Nakhon Sawan, four each in Samut Sakhon and Pattani.
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July 22, 2021 22:52 UTC
MediaTek vows to fulfil chip demand
MediaTek vows to fulfil chip demandTaiwanese semiconductor giant MediaTek says it is gearing up efforts to work with partners throughout its supply chain to ensure it is able to meet rising demand amid an ongoing global chipset shortage. In the third quarter of last year, MediaTek became the global market leader in smartphone chipsets for the first time based on data by Counterpoint. Last year, MediaTek was the market leader with 32% of the market share, followed by Qualcomm from the US with 28%. So far in 2021, MediaTek has 37% of the market share and Qualcomm has 31%. According to tech market research firm IDC, MediaTek gained 50% of the market share in Thailand last year.
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July 22, 2021 21:45 UTC
TEST YOURSELF: Art against authority
TEST YOURSELF: Art against authorityPhoto: Kai MaewArtists are using their talent against the powers that beTest Yourself is where you can improve your reading skills. The anger directed at the government's handling of the third Covid wave has inspired political artists. Here are a few artists who use their art to make themselves heard. Sina started making political art back when the Constitutional Court ruled that the Future Forward Party should be dissolved. KAI MAEWKai Maew is another page that produces political art in a nostalgic art form.
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July 22, 2021 06:10 UTC
Cops get flak for corpses on city streets
Cops get flak for corpses on city streetsPolice have appealed for public understanding amid outcry over the delay in collecting a body, one of three, found in the streets in Phra Nakhon district on Tuesday night. Two had contracted Covid-19 with test results pending on the third, Metropolitan Police Bureau spokesman Piya Tawichai said. They tried in vain to revive the man, prompting the police to call forensic experts from Vajira Hospital to examine the body. The Por Teck Tung foundation collected the body at 10pm and brought it to Vajira Hospital for an autopsy. The forensic team from the Police General Hospital arrived to collect the body at 9pm.
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July 21, 2021 23:26 UTC