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We all know the virtues of Scotch tape when wrapping gifts, connecting errant pieces of paper, and mending torn book pages. But it turns out we may be sleeping on some of this adhesive strip’s lesser-known, but no less useful applications. Here are a handful of creative ways to use it, beyond the basics.

A commonsense approach that too many ignore

A surge in exports last year propelled residential demand in Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces, with growth momentum expected to carry on this year, according to local property developers.

Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) is planning to market electric minivans to serve logistics and transportation operators in Thailand, believing they will have better growth prospects than other types of electric vehicles (EVs).

Sitting on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, the Samphanthawong district is home to a large Chinese community and the Sampheng neighbourhood, which once functioned as Bangkok's primary commercial core. Browsing around, visitors can see historic Chinese shrines with striking architecture nestled among clusters of classic shophouses, transporting visitors back to the early Rattanakosin period when...

In celebration of World Sleep Day which falls every year on March 18, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is rolling out additional benefits across the group's spas as well as complimentary F&B benefits.

For its 2022 pre-spring collection Disaya Sorakraikitikul drew inspiration from Japan's art of floral arrangement, which requires concentration and mindfulness.

In Jim Thompson: The Unsolved Mystery, William Warren describes the Thai Silk Company on Surawong Road as a modest little shop with an air-conditioned sales room on the ground floor, hot cramped offices and store rooms on the upper floors.

At last, Phuket gets its own official edition of Monopoly, which will be launched at Central Phuket, the only shopping centre in Asia chosen to be included in the board game, on Saturday at 10am.

CentralWorld invites sports lovers and health-conscious people to eat, play and get fit during the "Health & Fit Expo 2022", which is running at the Central Court and Eden Zone on the first floor, until Sunday.

Veteran Thai actor and National Artist Sorapong Chatree passed away on March 10 from lung cancer. He was 72 years old.

It is difficult to see any winners in the ongoing war caused by Russia's irrational and devastating invasion of Ukraine. But the losers extend far beyond the people of Ukraine, who are being attacked, and the people of Russia, who did not choose this war but now must endure an economy being dismantled by trade and financial sanctions. The economic impact of the conflict will be felt around the...

The first quarter of 2022 marks the second anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, and while an end to the pandemic is in sight, it is far from over and the consequences will be felt for decades to come. At the same time, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is becoming increasingly distant. The region must use the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a roadmap to a fairer recovery.

The close connection between migration, human rights and climate change is increasingly self-evident, as "natural disasters" related to that linkage loom in many parts of the world. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) estimates that about 22.5 million people migrate each year within and across borders because of climate change and weather-linked disasters. These are all...

Two weeks after the Health Ministry and the National Health Security Office (NHSO) rolled out a scheme for coronavirus patients with mild symptoms, its implementation remains a mess, riddled with too many loopholes.

Plenty of older workers have wished for something between full-bore work and retirement. Now, more companies seem to be giving them what they want.

The government's recent approval of a capital gains tax waiver for startup investors is expected to drive funding for local startups up to 320 billion baht over four years and create more than 400,000 jobs, says the Digital Council of Thailand (DCT).

Thaivivat Insurance (TVI) has launched Motor AI Recognition Solution (MARS), a deep tech startup, and MARS Inspect, a real-time vehicle inspection application, aiming to achieve total premiums of 10 billion baht by 2024.

The Treasury Department plans to call for bids to develop a special economic zone on its land in Tak province, in line with the government's development policy, says director-general Prapas Kong-Ied.

Rather than keeping the money from the inaugural prize, he is planning to share it equally with the other six shortlisted artists.

Rare is the day when both a car’s looks and its name can stop you dead in your tracks — and that’s why I want to take this day to introduce you all to the delightful Rumpler Drop, also called the Rumpler Tropfenwagen.

For years, fans of George Miller’s Mad Max films have looked at another film on his to-do list, Three Thousand Years of Longing, as “The One Before Furiosa.” In every interview, Miller has always said he’s going to make Furiosa, but he wants to do this other movie first. Well, now, the first details about the film are…

After a year hampered by COVID-19, the Erie Yacht Club Foundation is getting ready to award new grants.

A woman in Ohio was charged with two felonies after she allegedly sent racist death threats to two Black Michigan lawmakers, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The aviation industry is shaking off two years of COVID-related restrictions on travel as strong pent-up leisure and business travel demand makes airlines optimistic that they are on track to hit 2019 levels, despite soaring jet fuel costs amid the oil price spike.  America's domestic flight bookings are back to pre-pandemic levels, and U.S. airports screened last week the highest number of passengers since the Thanksgiving weekend of 2021, pointing to a strong recovery in airline travel after the Omicron wave subsided. Читать дальше...