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Guru's Weekly Buzz: April 26-May 2
Guru, Published on 26/04/2024
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
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.
Guru Weekly's Buzz for Feb 3 to 9
Guru, Published on 03/02/2023
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, art exhibitions, shows, food and hotel deals.
Preserving traditions
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/05/2022
» Hidden in an alley near a train station, Kongleechongsun School had been out of use for years. For outsiders, it could easily go unnoticed. Founded over a century ago by merchants of Chinese descent, the school experienced many interruptions including state control. It was not until the end of World War II that descendants rebuilt the now-defunct school.
Recycling basics
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 26/06/2020
» The amount of plastic waste has soared in recent times, especially with the extra precautions in place. However, we still can generate less waste and shop smart at eco-friendly, package-free shops where necessities are sold in bulk. All you need are reusable containers!
Sunny side of the street
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 25/06/2020
» The trees are still young. The shade is rare. When you walk on the first public park built over the Chao Phraya River, you will need not only your sunglasses but also a hat or an umbrella.
Bridging the gap
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/05/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to launch the country's first public park over the Chao Phraya River next month.
Out of comfort zone
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 09/08/2019
» Every Bangkokian knows that the MRT has launched a trial run for its five new stations. This is perhaps, one of the most gleeful news we have received this year (we haven't had much of that lately) as it allows you and me an easier way to explore beyond the three S's of Bangkok: Siam, Silom and Sukhumvit. Not that these three areas are guilty of anything but there's so much more to Bangkok that awaits your discovery.
Journey of the roses
Life, Published on 14/02/2017
» It's Valentine's Day, the day of ever-so-clichéd roses. For the go-to symbol of this much celebrated occasion, we normally buy roses at florists -- whether in person or online -- or at markets such as Pak Khlong Talat. But before the roses reach the comforting hands of our loved ones, they face a long, often gruelling journey. Cut off at the stem, packed, and transported, these roses travel miles from their point of origin, and it takes an intricate network of people to bring them to Bangkok. Let's trace the steps of this not-quite-romantic journey.
A sense of imminence, coming soon
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/07/2016
» On a recent evening promenade down Rama IV Road, I happened upon this sign that stopped me in my tracks. I mark it as EXHIBIT A on this page.