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Doubts linger over 2022
News, Published on 02/01/2022
» Tourism in major tourist destinations has clearly been picking up despite the lingering spread of Covid-19, especially since the country's reopening on Nov 1. But all of a sudden, there came an unexpected turning point – the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
'Serpent' a huge TV draw
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/05/2021
» The Netflix limited series The Serpent has revisited the crime spree of conman and killer Charles Sobhraj who was linked to the unsolved murders of Western tourists on the so-called Hippie Trail of Southeast Asia in the early 1970s.
The spectral art
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 09/04/2019
» Sexy women, ghosts, simplistic plot, tendency to be naughty and violent. These are the stereotypical characteristics people have come to associate with the old-school Thai-style pulp comics that are close to disappearing from the market.
Read any good books lately?
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 05/04/2019
» Literary magazines around the world have long helped readers to discover exciting new writers and serve as channels to read new works by established authors.
Pieces of silver
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 11/12/2018
» One of Bangkok's grandest villas, once the private residence of princes, will be open to the public on Dec 15 and 16 for the "Unique Silver And Nielloware Exhibition At Chakrabongse House". As the name suggests, the exhibition features a stunning collection of silver and nielloware, as part of the release of a new book celebrating Thailand's rich heritage in these crafts. This is also a rare opportunity to visit the magnificent riverside villa of Chakrabongse House, opposite Wat Pho.
Permanent revolutionary
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/11/2018
» When your father happens to be Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the Argentine Marxist revolutionary who was an engine of the Cuban Revolution, you learn early in life to be emotionally strong, grounded and defiant -- proud of your ideology, regardless of how it may be viewed by the rest of the world.
For the love of paperback books
News, Itsarin Tisantia, Published on 08/10/2018
» Now that people can read anything online, the act of reading has changed quite a lot. However, many readers still say that printed books play a significant role in their learning.
Bringing back the forgotten palace
Life, Published on 12/06/2018
» While the Grand Palace is world famous for its palatial architecture, the old Front Palace, or Wang Na, of ancient viceroys is hidden in obscurity although its beauty is second to none. Today it is just known simply as the National Museum Bangkok, rather than a palace with deep historical and artistic significance.
A weird and wonderful journey
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 18/05/2018
» When Roger Crutchley set off from London on a mainly overland sojourn to Australia as a 22-year-old, little did he know that he had embarked on an adventure of a lifetime. Fate had him destined to head towards Thailand instead, which eventually became his home away from home for now almost half a century. And counting.
Men and their mistresses
Spectrum, Published on 24/09/2017
» After Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's suggestion of gik laws banning infidelity made headlines, he claimed he had been joking because "housewives in the audience looked sleepy so I was threatening their husbands".