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Razzle 'em, dazzle 'em
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 28/01/2017
» New avant-garde, pink gold and traditional jewellery to check out
The F word
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 26/06/2016
» Affable Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra eschews the "f" word. He's made it clear that from now on, he never wants to hear it again.
Tourists reflect on BKK bombing
Life, Published on 15/09/2015
» Thursday marks one month since the Erawan Shrine bombing which killed 20 people and injured 130 in Bangkok. While the investigation is still under way, it is evident that the impact of the attack on the country's tourism has been huge. The blast, plus a second explosion at Sathon pier, led 35 countries to warn their citizens about trips to Thailand. According to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, 64.3 billion baht has been lost in tourism revenue from 1.3 million people who cancelled their trip to the country.
A broken spiritual heart
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 23/08/2015
» The simple act of bringing our palms together in order to ask for something good, which we call prayer, is an act that is as universal as it is inherent in the human psyche.
Shrine Stunt Backfires, Lack of grace, 'Fake' hi-so
News, Mae Moo, Published on 23/08/2015
» Nation TV is under fire for a hamfisted stunt in which it sent a young man impersonating the main suspect in the Erawan shrine blast to the scene of the tragedy late last week.
The Shrine's history: more than four faces
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 19/08/2015
» Unperturbed, the four-faced Brahma statue still stares out at the Ratchaprasong intersection, the scene of Bangkok's worst bomb attack in recent memory. One of the most popular tourist spots in the capital has become a site of terror and tragedy and as the dust begins to settle, it's worth taking a look at the long and sometimes tortuous history of the shrine. This history is influenced as much by the city's modernisation and superstition as it is by its politics and moments of insanity.
The clean-up act
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/03/2015
» Continuing our series on ordinary people often overlooked by society, we follow a street sweeper as she makes her early-morning rounds in central Bangkok