Tradition with a new twist
22 May 2012, 12:40 am
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - If fashion is about creativity, style and good taste, then Natnicha Opassukastit is a winner. The judges of this year's Contemporary Fashion Contest certainly agreed, awarding the 21-year-old fledging designer with a degree from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok the top prize for her Super Normal collection.

Current weather
21 May 2012, 8:20 pm
Every now and again a band comes along that captures the attention of the masses. Carnival 2011 is no exception. Such a band is The People’s Band, conceptualised by Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism Winston Peters.

Local talents spice up the stage with hot moves during bhangra showdown
21 May 2012, 6:13 pm
IT WAS all about music, dance and Bhangra at the recent Bhangra Showdown 2012 that was held at the Long Bar, One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya.

Dandugama Water Aerodrome opens
21 May 2012, 2:50 pm
The Dandugama Water Aerodrome, which has been conceptualised and constructed by the Ministry of Economic Development for the purpose of facilitating floatplane and amphibian aircraft operations around the country was commissioned by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa yesterday.

Paddy comes to rescue of elephants in Arunanchal
21 May 2012, 9:29 am
Seijosa (Arunachal Pradesh), May 21 : The humble paddy has come to the rescue of elephants facing retaliation from villagers during human-elephant conflict in and around the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.

Local newspapers' crisis: is hyperlocal journalism the answer?
18 May 2012, 3:52 pm
Many apologies for the hiatus in my serialisation of What do we mean by local? * I am pleased to return with an extract from a chapter by David Baines , a lecturer at Newcastle university. Hyperlocal journalism is the rage, with all manner of experiments having been tried both by individuals and traditional, commercial media. Baines, who asks searching questions about big media's move into this ...

A history of memory
13 May 2012, 2:59 am
For centuries scientists have grappled with the concept of memory—what is it, how does it work and can we really rely on it? US historian Alison Winter traces the history of the way we have conceptualised memory—from the use of truth serums and hypnotism to the science of forgetting. She describes the way memory has been compared to filing cabinets, flashbulbs and motion pictures over the past ...

Delhi - [ Min 29 °C
12 May 2012, 4:53 pm
Drop in the ocean or a small step? A country of one billion now has one academy conceptualised by its football body. To say that it's a drop in the ocean would be understating the obvious.

Hospital pits a waste model
6 May 2012, 7:00 pm
The hospital will boast around 227 centralised air-conditioners, three chiller units, an RO water filtration plant and an underground parking facility for 400 vehicles.

Nigeria: Subsidy Probe - in Praise of the House
23 April 2012, 8:37 am
[Daily Trust] Mni - J.S. Mills, that singular authority on representative government had long conceptualised the legislature as a vent for public grievances, a "useful organ of public opinion, 'the nation's committee of grievances and its congress of opinions'.