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Architects can save the world
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 05/08/2015
» After disaster strikes, it is common to see architects come up with a design to handle the natural emergencies that lie ahead. After the flood in 2011 that severely hit the country, Chutayaves Sinthuphan suddenly had a brilliant idea to help the locals survive the deluge — an amphibious house.
Making museums fun
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 20/07/2015
» If you surveyed the top places Thais liked to visit in the previous decade, museums would hardly make the list. But this year marked the 10th anniversary of the National Discovery Museum Institute (NDMI), an organisation that promotes museums as places of fun and learning. Its prototype — and marquee showcase — is Museum Siam, which celebrates its 7th anniversary this year.
I travel, therefore I am
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 09/07/2015
» Some people might feel travelling is a mere break from their routine life. But for Monthon Kasantikul, globetrotting means a lot more than that.
Cotton on to the merits
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 09/07/2015
» In line with the government's "Discover Thainess" campaign, the Support Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand (Sacict) is holding the 8th Thai Cotton Fair from today until Sunday, at Sacict, in Ayutthaya's Bang Sai district.
Lifestyle news from the streets
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 08/07/2015
» Post International Media, the publisher of Thailand's lifestyle and business magazines, recently launched its new sales channel Magbox, claiming it as Thailand's first magazine vending machine.
Welcome to the Hotel Bangkok
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 03/07/2015
» As a city that receives 25 million visitors a year, Bangkok abounds with hotels. The majority of them are new, gleaming and built according to the latest design trend — imposing structures with a lot of glass. Hidden in the shadows of modernity, however, are hotels that seem to be trapped in time, voluntarily or not. Wrestling with the changing decades and urban development, a number of hotels in Bangkok have maintained their quaint appeal and their existence today tells stories about Thailand's economic development, the Cold War era and the time when the city first began to receive mass tourism in the second half of the 20th century.
App puts brakes on troublesome taxis
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 23/06/2015
» Bangkok is a city infamous for its taxi service, with drivers often rejecting passengers, demonstrating poor road manners and charging overpriced fares. Sadly, the legal punishment enforced by the Land Traffic Act and Motor Vehicle Act on these taxis — a fine of up to 5,000 baht — does not seem to help.
Causing ripples in society
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 11/06/2015
» TEDxBangkok, an independently organised, non-profit event in connection with Ted Talk is taking place on Saturday at Aksra Theatre King Power.
The Green Bike Club
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 09/06/2015
» There have always been attempts to make Bangkok a bicycle-friendly city. Despite continuous reports of biking accidents, as well as the lack of cycling infrastructure such as bike lanes, both cyclists and non-cyclists alike have campaigned more heavily in recent years to promote cycling as an urban culture.
A burst of colour
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 21/05/2015
» The Valentino Spring/Summer Collection 2015, which holds vitality as its key concept, would without a doubt brighten up your seasons.