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Blue-blood gets a taste for your blood
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 09/02/2016
» When Chulachak Chakrabongse speaks, he rarely looks your way. He could be drifting or struck by sheer boredom, but you are never offended. You're busy wondering what to make of his presence: as teen star that he once was, as a father of two, as great-great-grandson of King Rama V, as 34-year-old blues rock star "Hugo", who was with Jay-Z's Roc Nation label. Or now, in a rather unexpected turn of career path, as Count Dracula in a stage play production of Bram Stoker's classic.
Banking on the future
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 20/08/2014
» Everybody from the Baan Koh Tiab fishing community in Chumphon knows Jang Fungfeung.
Born, bred (and perhaps brewed)
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 19/08/2016
» The place looks like a regular house in the suburban Pak Kret district, roughly one-hour drive out of Bangkok. Look closer, however, the house appears unlived, more like a warehouse with some sort of operation going on inside, and a walk round to its backyard reveals five massive hothouses which span 1,600m².
The value of children's theatre
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 12/05/2016
» 'If Thailand does indeed give value to children, who are the future of this country, why has there never been a full-scale international festival for children and young people?"
Pattaya boat show back with a splash
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 20/11/2015
» Extravagant and luxurious, the annual Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show is back once again from Nov 26-29 at the Ocean Marina Yacht Club Pattaya, the largest international-standard marina in Southeast Asia.
Hungry for solutions
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 03/06/2015
» Boats are floating, one filled with fresh flowers, the other carrying a supply of meatballs, white noodles, or sen lek, fish sauce, chilli powder and sugar. Next to that is a rice paddy, which looks about a month old.
Snappy days
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 01/07/2013
» It comes as no surprise that Dr Brady Barr _ National Geographic's resident reptile expert _ finds the thousands of crocodilians he has caught so far to be his "comfort zone". To date, he is famed for having landed more than 5,000 crocodiles and alligators.