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My Body, My Rules
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 17/09/2021
» Pavida "Silvy" Moriggi has made a comeback, reinventing herself and breaking free from the repressive limitations imposed on traditional Thai femininity and pursuing her ambition to redefine women's beauty standards.
Living the dream
Life, Published on 21/08/2018
» Her Skype name is Seira Kiyono, and even though she appeared only as pixels on the screen, her vibrant energy can be felt throughout the long interview. Her real name is Soraya Patoonsittichai, and she talked to us from some rooftop in New York, where the Thai-Japanese dancer and singer is currently a cast member of the Broadway play The King And I.
Following in her father's footsteps
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/01/2017
» Born in Thailand to an immigrant Chinese father, Yupin Dhanabadeesakul remembers the time when her family lived hand to mouth. While she's made it through the tough times and her family now owns a ceramic factory in Lampang that produces the iconic, widely used and much plagiarised rooster-pattern bowls, or cham kai, Yupin is haunted by two fears.
The Face winner debuts in TV series
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 01/08/2016
» When we met up with Kanticha "Ticha" Chumma, she was having lunch by herself at GMM Building in Asok. It was a humid afternoon and the winner of the model-seeking reality show The Face Thailand Season 2, a hit when it aired earlier this year, came to the interview from the inaugural ceremony of her debut acting role in the TV series My Name Is Single.
Carrying his own tune
Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/06/2016
» 'Hi, my name is Aof. I'm a singer," pop star Pongsak Rattanaphong, 31, coyly introduced himself when we met for an interview a few weeks back at the GMM Grammy Building in Asok. Wearing a glittery gold jacket and matching bow tie, Pongsak entered the room with an energy almost palpable. His smile was bright, his laughter loud and contagious.
Twin peaks
Muse, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 26/12/2015
» ‘I used to think it was an amazing thing that people could work alone. I wondered how he or she could do that?” said Chanchana “Out” Akjiratikarl, as in her life she has hardly ever had to be alone.
All about flexibility
B Magazine, Published on 20/09/2015
» Sukhum Sugsomprasonk is not your typical yoga teacher. He spent more than 20 years working in the sales industry before making the life-changing decision to follow a new path.
Stories of surgical precision
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 25/05/2015
» Despite having busy careers in medicine, two physicians based at Bangkok Hospital have made a name for themselves penning novels. Dr Pongsakorn Chindawatana discovered his flair for writing from the age of seven, while Dr Kudkanang Mingmitpattanakul began plotting stories after the birth of her second child.
Back to the future
B Magazine, Michael Ruffles, Published on 01/02/2015
» Nostalgia apparently is what it used to be. With new Star Wars and Mad Max films coming, AC/DC and Giorgio Moroder releasing albums, and K-pop hairstyles that look like A Flock of Seagulls, you could be forgiven for feeling like Marty McFly stepping out of the DeLorean in Back to the Future II. There is more than a bit of 1985 about 2015, even though there are no flying cars and only Tony Hawk has managed to get his feet on a hoverboard.
Watershed year for Thai TV
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 29/12/2014
» On buses, billboards and LCD screens at major road intersections, striking advertisements from digital TV channels outlining their exciting content demonstrates the massive promotional budgets spent on trying to attract viewers. The more the merrier? Not always, or at least not on the Thai TV airwaves.