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Look beyond what’s in front of you
Published on 30/12/2019
» Our mindset is a choice and the way we picture things creates our version of reality. Of course, there are two sides of our mind, the outward and the inward, both dictating our courses of action.
Resort evictions ordered
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/12/2019
» The Royal Forest Department has served eviction orders on three resorts illegally built inside the forest zone at Mon Cham in Chiang Mai province.
Japanese spice-infused cocktails at Up & Above Bar
Holiday Time, Published on 30/12/2019
» Our talented bartenders are mixing up delightful concoctions that include the Gobo-Rice Gin & Tonic, a heady mix of Roku Japanese craft gin infused with nutritious burdock-like gobo root, premium Born sake with ginsen, rice syrup, fresh yuzu juice and tonic water. Alternatively try our mixologists' take on a classic with the Japanese Whisky Sour. Imbued with the wonderful honey and vanilla aromas of Suntory Kakubin Yellow Japanese whisky, it includes pickled ginger, fresh lemon and cucumber, egg white and syrup. Also excellent as a winter-spring pick-me-up is our Japanese Martini comprising premium Born Sake infused with ginsen, Beefeater gin flavoured with Japanese sancho pepper, lime and apple juice, and orgeat almond syrup. Finally, if you prefer something non-alcoholic you can enjoy our innovative Tokyo Mule mocktail, a refreshing blend of strawberry puree, pickled ginger, chamomile tea, fresh mint leaves and a splash of ginger beer. Wonderfully refreshing but also delightfully warming, these are beverages best enjoyed during the cool months.
Asia's century, China's year
Asia focus, Published on 30/12/2019
» Way back when 1999 was winding down, pundits were telling us that the Asian Century was about to dawn. That prediction has not yet been fully realised, but few would disagree that 2019 belonged to China. Over the past 12 months, the top headlines have been about the bruising trade war with America, defiant protests in Hong Kong against Beijing's tightening grip, and the rise of a surveillance state that is herding hundreds of thousands into "re-education" camps on its western fringes. Below, the Asia Focus team looks back on a busy and sometimes troubling 2019.
Stay indoors, let apps do the job
Business, William Hicks, Published on 30/12/2019
» Thailand's internet economy this year was driven mostly by one thing: convenience.
New Year's Celebrations
Holiday Time, Published on 30/12/2019
» Celebrate the most wonderful season of the year with an exquisite collection of gourmet feasts followed by an unforgettable countdown party and exciting transition into 2020.
The flow of time
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 30/12/2019
» Just a day and a few hours from now it's going to be 2020. Do you notice anything? We're already two decades into the "new" millennium! At midnight tomorrow, one-fifth of the 21st century will be gone!
A New Year wish for women
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 30/12/2019
» It's time to make a wish as we wave goodbye to 2019. My wish for 2020 is that it will be a better year for women working in the corporate sector and other parts of the economy. They deserve more recognition for their contribution to a society still dominated by men.
Fight for justice never ends
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/12/2019
» The Justice Ministry and agencies under it make some tough calls as they deal with twists in high-profile criminal and drug cases, not to mention faulty monitoring devices.
A decade in the limelight
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 30/12/2019
» In choosing the 10 best theatre productions of the decade, I started by listing some of my favourite productions, based almost purely on enjoyment. That would not do, of course. The more important questions are those of cultural and artistic impact. So of the shows that made it on this list, some are Thai-theatre-scene firsts, some are rarities, some are triumphs of age-old and underappreciated crafts. But all of them are ambitious, original and uncompromising. They have become indelible to me and, I hope, to many others. And they excited me then as much as they excite me now, looking back months and years later.