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Let them eat mooncakes
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/08/2022
» The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival seems to have arrived early this year as countless restaurants and bakery shops in Bangkok are now actively marketing their mooncakes.
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Tech veteran turns focus to Thailand 4.0
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/12/2019
» Being sincere to build trust, staying positive, pushing boundaries and having a long-term plan are aspects of the philosophy that has cast Dhanawat Suthumpun, managing director of Microsoft Thailand, as one of the leaders of a local tech industry in which he has had a hand for more than 25 years.
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Culinary crash course
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 20/12/2019
» I remember back when no kids would say they wanted to grow up and become a chef. Fast forward to the present day when becoming a chef has become a career of choice (with a side of celebrity) for many. Whether you aspire to be an Iron Chef, Masterchef, Top Chef, executive chef of a five-star hotel, chef-patron of a Michelin-starred restaurant (or just a better home cook), you can kick-start your culinary journey at Dusit Thani College.
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Everything old is new again
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 11/10/2019
» Bangkok is a city that constantly sees new constructions reaching up to the sky. But if you look close enough, a great number of ancient homes are being brought back to life, reborn with renewed purpose. They demonstrate that embracing historical beauty along with modern innovation produces fascinating and profitable results, with the reassurance that architecturally significant homes are being kept alive. Over the recent years, such places have been popping up more and we hope they continue to. Guru has scoped out some of Bangkok's most admirable, century-old homes to discover the stories behind them.
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Fly me to the moon (cake)
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 31/08/2018
» Once upon a time, Chinese emperors worshipped the Moon in the midst of autumn, believing it would bring them an abundant harvest in the following year. Sacrificing to the Moon later became popular among ordinary folks. And a round-shaped pastry, which symbolises the harvest moon, has become an utmost culinary essential during the season.
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How did it start?
Life, Published on 09/02/2017
» It's hard to say who was the first tourist in Siam, because tourism as we know it didn't exist until a few centuries ago. Indian merchants sailed here in the 5th century, the Chinese came to trade and later to settle, and one of the earliest European travellers were the Portuguese, arriving in Ayutthaya in 1511. In 1680, Ibn Muhammad Ibrahim, a Persian, visited the land and recorded his impressions -- "All around us were trees that never feel the withering touch of autumn" -- while the first guidebook to the Kingdom was written by local resident J. Antonio in 1904. (Its most highly recommended activity is the shooting of birds and mammals.)
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Thailand's domestic tourism
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/01/2016
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand aims to push domestic tourism revenue from 7.99 trillion baht to 8.7 trillion this year, up 8%.
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Young Chefs Impress in The Okura Prestige Bangkok
By prnews, Created on: 12/06/2017, Last updated on: 12/06/2017
» [size=150:1xwx64bn][b:1xwx64bn]Young Chefs Impress in The Okura Prestige Bangkok’s Culinary Initiative[/b:1xwx64bn][/size:1xwx64bn] [attachment=0:1xwx64bn]TheOkuraPrestige.jpg[/attachment:1xwx64bn] [b:1xwx64bn]Bangkok, Thailand (12 June 2017)[/b:1xwx64bn] The Okura Prestige Bangkok has organised...
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