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Bangkok Design Week 2024: Creating a 'Livable Scape'
Published on 12/01/2024
» Bangkok, with a population exceeding 10 million, consistently ranks as a "must-visit" city due to its diverse attractions, affordable cuisine, reasonable cost of living, and friendly locals. Despite being a popular global destination, it placed 98th out of 140 cities on the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2021 'Most Livable Cities' list. Challenges such as traffic congestion, inadequate infrastructure, air quality issues, limited green spaces, and public areas, combined with an aging population and cultural changes, contribute to this ranking.
Flying high or fiery doom?
Life, Published on 01/01/2024
» Your horoscope for the Year of the Dragon.
Scotland's finest
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 10/11/2023
» With a total of 18,672km of serene coastline, more than 800 surrounding islands and an abundance of lochs, Scotland is a marine wonderland known for its natural beauty.
Gourmet Market presents the best of Australia
Life, Published on 05/10/2023
» The best ingredients and dining products from Down Under are presented during "Taste Of Australia 2023", which is running at four branches of Gourmet Market at Emporium, EmQuartier, Paragon and The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan, until Oct 13.
Driving towards a green future
Life, Published on 13/09/2023
» Charting the electric pulse of Thailand’s roads, UOB’s U-Drive is powering a green revolution, steering the nation towards a cleaner, sustainable tomorrow.
A culinary treasure
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 08/09/2023
» Nam pla, or fish sauce, is ubiquitous in Thai gastronomy.
Bangkok hosts world's first phad kaphrao championship
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 24/08/2023
» From Friday to Sunday, the promenade along the banks of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem will become a brightly lit-up and animated arena for World Kaphrao Thailand Grand Prix 2023.
Thai designs compete for DEmark Award
Online Reporters, Published on 16/06/2023
» Hundreds of shortlisted excellent Thai designs are on display at Bangkok's shopping centre as they vie for the Design Excellence Award (DEmark Award).
Lab-grown diamonds? More sustainable, but less sexy
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/05/2023
» Billions of years in the making, buried deep under the Earth's crust in extreme heat and pressure, diamonds have long been synonymous with rarity and indestructibility. But when you remove that elemental interplay of forces, do diamonds still hold the same appeal?
Preserving local culture
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/04/2023
» Created by Rush Pleansuk, the mythology of the goddess Mekhala being chased by the thunder deity Ramasura is depicted through nang yai, or a grand shadow play, at the art exhibition "Ramasura". Rush is best known as the winner of the 2019 Designer of the Year award from the Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce. He is also a co-founder of the design company Sumphat Gallery, and the architecture company Sumphat Space. The artist confessed that although he works on design for a living, his true passion is art.