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Corrupt workers who sold Covid vaccination slots at Bang Sue Grand Station slipped up when they registered 2,000 people for inoculation through a gate reserved that day for a few hundred foreigners registered through the Foreign Ministry.

LONDON: Britain's Ita O'Brien is one of cinema's unsung stars, ensuring actors are comfortable filming their most sensitive scenes in a job she has made her own.

This week: Olympic gold!

There were 117 new Covid-19 fatalities and 17,345 new cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.

The first batch of 1.5 million Pfizer vaccine doses donated by the US is scheduled to arrive in Thailand on Friday under a US government (USG) Covid-19 assistance programme. Michael Heath, Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Thailand, answered written questions, asking him about US support for Covid-19 vaccine distribution.

Ever since Thailand's first lockdown in April 2020, The Athenee hotel has been Bangkok's pioneer in top-quality takeouts.

To raise funds for the purchase of medical equipment and to support impoverished patients, Ramathibodi Foundation has joined forces with four leading artists to come up with a special edition of charitable gifts and souvenirs titled "Giving And Happiness".

Reborn after the fall of the Berlin Wall, A. Lange & Söhne has once again shown its technical mastery and craftsmanship in making fine watches, mostly housed in a gold or platinum case.

With a focus on sustainability, a quintet of a marine scientist, conservationist, polar explorer, social entrepreneur and a climate advocate from Brazil, Chad, Nepal, the United Kingdom and the United States have been selected as the 2021 Rolex Awards For Enterprise laureates, for making significant contributions to saving the world and improving the quality of life for future generations.

Sirivannavari Bangkok celebrates its 16th year with the launch of the first book Sirivannavari: 16 Years Of Glory from creative director HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya.

With purple hues dancing and changing colour in the light, amethysts adorn the bezel and dial of the new Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph 38mm.

After last year's cancellation, it was business as usual at the Festival de Cannes 2021 held earlier this month. Official Partner Chopard marked the 74th edition with the Red Carpet Collection of 74 high-jewellery pieces.

July is a satisfying month for horror fans as Netflix released a number of new films from this genre. From the American-made Fear Street trilogy and Italian A Classic Horror Story to the latest spin-off episode of the South Korean hit zombie series Kingdom: Ashin Of The North. As the month comes to a close, the streaming service brought viewers another turbulent action thriller flick from Germany,...

The frustration against the status quo can be expressed in several ways. If you're a hip-hop artist, you can rap and rhyme about it in a viral music video. If you no longer give a damn, you can put a certain uncle on blast in your Facebook post and mention his official page (you know who you are). Even if you're just a bystander, you can't dodge political illustrations and memes on your newsfeed.

Names of medicines, vaccines and pharmaceutical companies have seeped into daily conversations. In the past, people cared so little about exact names of vaccines, injections or pills that they were given, not to mention details of manufacturer or even their locations. That has all changed thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has triggered a shift in medication-taking behaviours. Names of the...

At first I was going to write about the "Arab Problem", because there is not a single functioning democracy in the Arab world. This week's presidential coup in Tunisia has probably ended democracy in the one country that actually achieved it during the "Arab Spring" of 2010-11.

That Thailand's coronavirus pandemic has been grossly mismanaged is self-evident. Infection rates have soared to new highs this month while vaccine availability and access remain shoddy and abysmal. The overstretched healthcare system is creaking under growing demand, while several scenes so far of Covid-afflicted people being left to die on the streets have shaken the country's collective morale...

As the country fights the coronavirus, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed optimism in the pandemic situation, saying it will ease in four to six weeks, citing medical evidence.

The Phuket governor has ordered the entire island sealed off, with travellers from other provinces not allowed to enter Phuket starting from Aug 3, while the fate of the Phuket Sandbox scheme is yet to be determined.