Bangkok among world’s top 10 summer vacation destinations: Mastercard
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024
Bangkok ranks among the top 10 global destinations for tourists to spend their summer vacation, according to a recent Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) report released on Thursday.
Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision after event roiled by protests
SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024
Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing a nongender identity.
Is Thailand facing an epidemic of depression? According to the Public Health Ministry, more than 180,000 youngsters below the age of 20 sought treatment and were prescribed antidepressants in 2021 alone.
Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, and Mindy Kaling shined at the blooming Met Gala
TUESDAY, MAY 07, 2024
The Met Gala and its fashionista A-listers on Monday included Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya and a parade of others in a swirl of flora and fauna looks on a green-tinged carpet lined by live foliage.
Actor Bernard Hill, of ‘Titanic’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ has died at 79
MONDAY, MAY 06, 2024
Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into battle in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” and went down with the ship as the captain in “Titanic,” has died.
Madonna’s biggest-ever concert draws 1.6 million to Copacabana beach
SUNDAY, MAY 05, 2024
Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning Rio de Janeiro’s vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans.
Who or what is a coffee aficionado? Someone who drinks it almost every day? Someone who appreciates it? Someone who can sniff out notes from a foot away? Well, I can check only one of those boxes — I end up drinking it almost every other day, albeit in iced form.