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Christmas Market returns to Pattaya beach
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 22/12/2023
» Starting today, the annual Christmas Market On The Beach is returning to North Pattaya beach featuring a line-up of food, retail goods, activities and entertainment until Sunday.
Let them eat mooncakes
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/08/2022
» The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival seems to have arrived early this year as countless restaurants and bakery shops in Bangkok are now actively marketing their mooncakes.
Wide selection of mooncakes on offer
Life, Published on 13/09/2021
» More than 200 varieties of mooncakes are available during "Mooncake Festival 2021", which is running at the Market Hall of Paragon and the Gourmet Eats and Gourmet Market at Emporium, EmQuartier and all branches of The Mall (except Ramkhamhaeng and Korat), until Sept 21.
Most-searched Thai destinations
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/12/2018
» Khao Kho is listed as the No.1-searched destination in Thailand, according to the Google Year In Search 2018.
Fly me to the moon (cake)
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 31/08/2018
» Once upon a time, Chinese emperors worshipped the Moon in the midst of autumn, believing it would bring them an abundant harvest in the following year. Sacrificing to the Moon later became popular among ordinary folks. And a round-shaped pastry, which symbolises the harvest moon, has become an utmost culinary essential during the season.
Five arrests as police clean up resort city for holiday
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 27/12/2017
» CHON BURI: A Russian man was arrested yesterday for allegedly exchanging eight fake 100 US dollar banknotes into Thai baht at a local money exchange outlet in Pattaya, according to local police.
How did it start?
Life, Published on 09/02/2017
» It's hard to say who was the first tourist in Siam, because tourism as we know it didn't exist until a few centuries ago. Indian merchants sailed here in the 5th century, the Chinese came to trade and later to settle, and one of the earliest European travellers were the Portuguese, arriving in Ayutthaya in 1511. In 1680, Ibn Muhammad Ibrahim, a Persian, visited the land and recorded his impressions -- "All around us were trees that never feel the withering touch of autumn" -- while the first guidebook to the Kingdom was written by local resident J. Antonio in 1904. (Its most highly recommended activity is the shooting of birds and mammals.)
Ceremonial splendour
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 30/01/2017
» Tongthong Chandransu is the name that comes to the mind of most people when they think about royal ceremonies. His narration of these events, a familiar element during their broadcast, is always filled with insightful facts and wondrous anecdotes about Thai history and centuries-old culture.