WASHINGTON – The United States imposed sanctions on the ultra-wealthy Russian oligarchs at the heart of President Vladimir Putin’s regime Thursday in the latest ratcheting up of pressure on the Kremlin to halt its invasion of Ukraine. They and their fa…
Russia Paralympians banned from Games as World Cup appeal launched
PARIS – Russian athletes were banned from the Beijing Winter Paralympics while the country had its Formula One contract ripped up as sporting sanctions on Moscow bit deeper on Thursday following the invasion of Ukraine. However, Russia hit back by appe…
VIDEO: Trainer Ben’s english class March 1
*\[unable to retrieve full\-text content\]* Watch Trainer Ben talk about the Tangmo case in this week’s English class livestream
Silence interrupted
Much like his second feature film Blissfully Yours in 2002, serene stillness is the first impression we get from Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria (in local cinemas tomorrow). Everything remains silent for a long period of time, but suddenly there’s …
A dance of East and West
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre is hosting two rounds of A Wave From A Distance, a contemporary dance performance that blends the East and the West, at its Studio on the 4th floor, on Friday and Saturday at 7pm. Presented by Bodybuilders | Rafael Alvare…
Art’s transcendent nature examined at Iconsiam expo
Art’s transcendent nature examined at Iconsiam expopublished : 2 Mar 2022 at 04:00 newspaper section: [Life](http://search.bangkokpost.com/search/result_advanced?category=news&xNewsSection=Life) A group of 11 local and international young artists are s…
That’s a ‘Wrap’
Illustration is an art form that is currently widely accepted and far-reaching because its platform is not limited only to art galleries. Illustrators create a wide range of characters and come up with different methods to express their ideas. At SAC G…
Ukraine looms over Biden’s State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will try to reboot his US domestic fortunes Tuesday in a tense State of the Union speech delivered under the shadow of the spiraling confrontation against Russia over Ukraine. The annual speech to the full session of Co…
Speedboat owner, driver charged over ‘Tangmo’ death
The owner and driver of a speedboat that carried TV actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong to her death in the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok on Thursday have been charged with negligence and operating an unauthorised vessel. Pol Lt Col Uthen Hongthong,…
12,000 displaced by floods in Malaysia
About 12,000 people in Malaysia have been evacuated from their homes, officials said on Sunday, after heavy rains caused flooding in the country’s northern states. The tropical Southeast Asian nation was hit by bouts of bad weather over the weekend, as…