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City a top 10 NYE party spot
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/12/2022
» Bangkok has been named among the top 10 destinations in the world to celebrate New Year's Eve this year as it booms back to life after the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a CNN report.
Thailand Winter Festival set to kick off
Life, Published on 16/11/2023
» The "Delightful Colours Of The River, Loi Krathong Celebrations 2023" will light up the waterways to mark the beginning of the Thailand Winter Festival, which also features the Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok, Vijit Chao Phraya, and Amazing Thailand Countdown and Amazing Thailand Passport Privileges.
Driven to Drink
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 07/01/2018
» There are two categories where you can find Thailand sitting at the top of the world charts.
What happened to Brendan Fraser?
Published on 10/09/2022
» Hollywood's beloved action and comedy hero, Brendan Fraser, has made a comeback to the big screen after being away from the movie field for several years. His role in the new film The Whale, directed by Darren Aronofsky, landed him some heart-warming praise and got him a six-minute standing ovation at the film's premiere in Venice for which the actor broke down in tears.
Faces behind the stars
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 19/10/2020
» Whether you're just a casual fan or a full time "blink", everyone can take delight in the fact that South Korean pop sensation Blackpink -- an all-girl group -- teamed up with Netflix. Recently, a documentary about the group titled Blackpink: Light Up The Sky was released to overwhelmingly positive feedback.
Courting controversy
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 13/01/2016
» When creativity crosses the line into insensitivity, there's usually a pattern of uproar, apology and cancellation. In the past many years, there's been a number of notorious cases of insensitive creativity in Thai commercials, series, films and visual representations that have made international headlines. The offensive issues often involve race, skin colour, ethnicity and historical interpretation. There are many more that never made the front page, for example the casual mockery of minorities and genders that is normalised by the audience, such as jokes on the accents of hilltribe people that often appear in movies and TV series.
Putting hearts and minds in Thai-US ties
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 24/07/2018
» The international rescue of 12 boys and their football coach in Chiang Rai earlier this month quickly permeated into the conference room of the Thai-US dialogue in Washington DC last week. The feel-good atmosphere jump-started the much-needed dialogue between the region's oldest allies.
P is for pancake and party
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 16/11/2018
» Pancakes are a breakfast favourite for a lot of people and they're just hands-down pretty dang delicious and awesome (if you're a pancake hater... uh, why?). But aside from that, they've also become a starting point for friendships and bonds to be made thanks to Robin Vogelaar. For the past few years, Vogelaar has travelled around the world and hosted events in different countries with a simple premise: he cooks Dutch pancakes, people meet up and eat, and have a good time. It's a simple thing yet it has gotten the attention of others that Vogelaar was able to take the TEDx stage at Abidjian, Côte d'Ivoire. On November 24, he's bringing the Dutch Pancake Party to the Big Mango. Guru spoke to him on everything pancake party.
Duterte seeks laws to curb Philippine inflation, spread wealth
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/07/2018
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked lawmakers to pass legislation that will help restrain inflation and spread wealth and power beyond the capital region.
A world in horror
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 28/04/2019
» There is a new series that popped up on Netflix that is absolutely terrifying.