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Independent Artist Bryce Watanasoponwong Sets up an Exhibition on Abstract Art in Bangkok on 3-6 April 2021

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Bangkok, Thailand - Thai-Australian photographer Bryce Watanasoponwong plans drives home his message on crossing the static boundaries existing between two cultures through an abstract art-based exhibition in Bangkok. The 4-day long exhibition captioned Crossing Boundaries at Lhong 1919, 248 Chiang Mai Rd, Khlong San, and Bangkok 10600, Thailand. Bryce Watanasoponwong makes it a part of the popular 1st International Mango Art Festival. Bryce Watanasoponwong will disseminate the feelings generated largely by his own experiences of being groomed under two different cultures and is well conversant with the impacts such fusion registers not only on an individual but on the society as a whole. The artist has experimented with various consequences of crossing the boundaries existing between two different cultures. Instead of sitting back on such experiences, he decided to bring to public view those facts using abstract art as the medium. The exhibition captioned Crossing Boundaries is the result of long experimentations and resultant personal experiences and can be said to be a consolidated sum up of his researches on the issue. "It takes inspiration from the societal engagement and visu...

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Cyclist jailed after crashing into pedestrian who died five days later

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SINGAPORE - A cyclist has been given a prison sentence over an accident involving a pedestrian who died of his injuries five days after the crash. Toni Timo Salminen, who is Finnish, was sentenced on Thursday (Dec 10) to a week's jail after pleading guilty to causing Mr Chew Fook Yew's death by cycling in a negligent manner. The 42-year-old offender had failed to keep a proper lookout while cycling along Sims Avenue on Oct 1 last year. Deputy Public Prosecutor Rimplejit Kaur said that the 53-year-old pedestrian had not been jaywalking and the accident happened more than 50m from the nearest pedestrian crossing. She added: "This is not a case where the deceased suddenly dashed onto the road, suddenly appeared onto the road from an obscured position, suddenly stopped while crossing the road, suddenly turned back while crossing the road, hesitated or lingered while crossing the road or suddenly bent down to pick up something while crossing the road. "In fact... the accused had an unobstructed view of the entire process of the deceased crossing the road, from the commencement to collision, if he had a kept a proper lookout." Salminen was in the second lane of the four-lane road along S...