Entertainment

BANGKOK — A Thai-Italian model was crowned Miss Grand 2017 Saturday night after a contest, known for extravagant if not outlandish costumes, represented each of the 77 provinces of Thailand

BANGKOK — Thailand observed Saturday the beginning of Buddhist Lent, with alms giving and parades taking place across the kingdom.

BANGKOK — Hello Kitty will bring other cute Japanese characters to Thailand for a detective game in which participants hunt for hidden treasures.

BANGKOK — It seems as if every day brings bad news for those who’ve blown their concert budget for the year. With one stirring act after another knocking on the capital’s doors, it’s become impossible to catch’em all.

BANGKOK — A beauty contest got creative with national costumes when 77 contestants from every Thai province hit the stage Wednesday night.

BANGKOK — You can either subscribe to AIS and watch it at home, or you can go out on Sukhumvit and watch it among other Bangkok-based fans.

BANGKOK — A military-themed romantic soap opera premiered Saturday, inaugurating three months of the television show, which a mass media expert said is an attempt by the military government to rebrand itself and regain public popularity.

PARIS — Christian Dior feted its 70th birthday at Paris' Couture Week Monday in style with an accomplished, star-filled show that mapped the iconic house's journey across the world. It was an unabashed, encyclopedic celebration of femininity in all its guises for Maria Grazia Chiuri – the house's first female designer.

BANGKOK — Thai sport authorities have drawn aggro from competitive gamers for declaring they are not a real sport and denying them participation in the fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, or AIMAG.

BANGKOK — Kick off your snow boots and do the Kalinka at a Russian festival next month at a downtown mall.