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The old meets the bold
B Magazine, Published on 12/05/2013
» South Korea attracts more than 11 million foreign tourists a year. Some are lured by traditional tourists attractions such as Gyeongbok Palace, Dongdaemun market and Namsan (South Mountain). Others hope to catch a glimpse of their favourite K pop star in one of Seoul's more fashionable districts, such as Gangnam.
In Brief
Life, Published on 18/02/2013
» George Orwell is the poster boy of anti-totalitarianism. This collection of essays written by several award-winning authors demonstrates the transcendence of Orwell's intellectual legacy. In its critique of contemporary social justice issues, it is frighteningly clear Orwell's fictional tyranny Oceania isn't as distant as one might think. Compiled by Christopher G. Moore, award-winning author of the Vincent Calvino private eye series set in Bangkok, this easy-read is engaging and polemic. It is refreshing in its application of Orwellian themes of control, power, censorship and authority to global temporal issues. One example is Colin Cotteril, author of the Dr Siri Paiboun mystery series, tackling the treatment of Burmese migrants in Thailand. In another essay Matt Ree, who as a journalist covered the Middle East for more than a decade, applies Orwellian thought to the justification of murder during the Arab Spring. What is so engaging about this collection is the tangible legacy of Orwellian thought, and the need to question freedom and control within today's information infused landscape. At a time when truth is of the essence, this anthology celebrates the Orwellian adage, "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear".
Hearts in the darkness
B Magazine, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 06/01/2013
» Chris Coles _ in a book on noir and an ongoing exhibition at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand _ is one of the few artists to record the people and transactions of Bangkok's red light districts with all their vivid idiosyncrasies. He paints bright scenes in acrylics or watercolours, shapes the human form simply through thick black lines and captures some essential truths of a tawdry reality.
A round-up of news about films in and about Thailand
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/01/2013
» In case you haven't heard, the Chinese film that has just broken the all-time box-office record in mainland China, surpassing even Avatar and all those swashbuckling nationalistic epics, is a small comedy set mostly in Chiang Mai called Lost in Thailand. Released on Dec 12, it has hurtled past the 1 billion RMB mark. (4.8 billion baht). Featuring _ from what we've seen and from what our reporter in Beijing reports _ two odd buddies on a madcap trip, a lot of beautiful temples, ladyboy gags, Muay Thai vs kung fu (no panda), a couple of elephants and one particularly hissy cobra, the slapsticky film has been a surprise phenomenon in China and has reportedly spurred a rush of Chinese tourists to the northern Thai city.
Condé Nast Traveler to launch in China
AFP Relax News, Published on 11/12/2012
» Condé Nast International announced plans last week to launch Condé Nast Traveler magazine in China next year, responding to the growth of the tourism in the country.
Fascinating factoids, Tipsfortheunwary
Life, Published on 10/12/2012
» On page 42 of Thailand At Random it says, in glorious black and white, that Thai taxi drivers are not allowed to refuse passengers. They are also forbidden from charging more than what's on the meter, taking unnecessary detours, dropping you in random locations and blaring horrendous Isan noise at you.
Remembering the cleaning lady
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 13/06/2012
» Soft pillows. New towels. Clean bathroom. A tidy room is what every hotel guest wishes to see every time they return to their room. But what about the invisible people who make sure your room is perfectly clean?
Ghosts, amulets, ringtones, and the rest of Thai Buddhism
Life, Chris Baker, Published on 09/01/2012
» Somdet To is, according to Justin McDaniel "arguably the most famous monk in Thai history." His image, picture, chants, biographies, amulets, and pamphlets are everywhere. Yet you could read everything written on Thai Buddhism in English for scholars or tourists without noticing his existence, let alone his importance. In this superb book, McDaniel not only does justice to Somdet To but suggests a new way of thinking about "Thai Buddhism" and how it is studied.
Single visa passport to success
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/08/2010
» The Thai government needs to speed up work to establish a single visa among Asean members and the 10-country group's six dialogue partners to enhance tourism within Asia, according to former tourism minister Weerasak Kowsurat.
New attack another setback for tourism
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 28/07/2010
» Thailand's tourism recovery will be delayed further to the second half of 2011 as Sunday's explosion near the Big C Ratchadamri store in Bangkok has sparked new concern about political problems, according to the Thai Hotels Association (THA).