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Guru's Weekly Buzz: April 25-May 1
Guru, Published on 25/04/2025
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
The Houthi threat to global shipping
Oped, Published on 28/03/2025
» Amidst the unpredictable arc of crisis shadowing the Middle East, the systemic and sustained merchant shipping attacks in the Red Sea persist. The culprits are a shadowy but lethal Iranian proxy force, the Houthis, who use their control of mountainous parts of the Yemeni coast to launch missile, drone and speedboat attacks on vital shipping lanes connecting the Mediterranean with the Gulf of Aden.
Bangkok Art Biennale: Nurture Gaia, Nurture Creativity
Published on 31/01/2025
» In 2018, the idea that Bangkok could host works by global art icons like Marina Abramović and Yayoi Kusama seemed unthinkable. The concept of transforming this vibrant, bustling metropolis into a canvas for an international art festival—a Biennale—felt equally ambitious. Yet, just a few years later, Bangkok has become an essential landmark in the world of contemporary art, blending its rich cultural heritage with cutting-edge global artistic expressions.
City-wide art event returns
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 05/11/2024
» The fourth edition of the Bangkok Art Biennale has returned, collaboratively organised by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, The Fine Arts Department, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thai Beverage Public Company Limited, One Bangkok and others.
A celebration of art
Life, Published on 21/10/2024
» Bangkok Art Biennale 2024, a major art event in Thailand, will open to the public from Thursday to Feb 28 next year under the theme "Nurture Gaia". The event is organised by the Thai Beverage and Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB) Foundation in collaboration with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau.
Balancing geopolitics
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/10/2024
» Geopolitics has the potential to significantly influence global trade dynamics, particularly as tensions rise and alliances shift among nations.
SEP Inspiration Zone: Sustainability at the Heart of SX 2024
Published on 01/10/2024
» The Sustainability Expo 2024 (SX 2024), the largest sustainability event in the ASEAN region, returns for its fifth consecutive year, showcasing innovative solutions and initiatives for a sustainable future. The event is a collaboration of five leading international organisations renowned for their commitment to sustainable development: Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Company Limited, PTT Public Company Limited, SCG, Thai Beverage Public Company Limited, and Thai Union Group Public Company Limited.
Explore Sustainability at Better Community and World Zones
Published on 01/10/2024
» Better Community Zone: Building Social Resilience
Chaabi grooves
Life, John Clewley, Published on 04/06/2024
» Morocco and southern Spain were favourite destinations when I was a student in Manchester in the 1970s. We could get a cheap package tour flight to Alicante, ditch the package holiday, jump on a bus to Malaga and then onto Algeciras to take a ferry to Tangiers. We left behind the (more often than not) rainy skies of Manchester for the piercing azure of Morocco's open vistas.
Calculating the cost of war
Business, Published on 29/04/2024
» Currency depreciation, a surge in oil prices and a decline in purchasing power often result from geopolitical conflicts.