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The wealth of health
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 25/09/2015
» His words tumble out slowly and at times repetitively, without the groomed articulation that one might expect of a global magnate whose job is also to be the poster boy of his empire. He continuously fiddles with a sugar pot. Up close, he seems wirier than in pictures, and save for the iconic long hair and beard, the 65-year-old Brit on the other side of the table looks nothing like one of the world's most influential billionaires.
Turning over a new leaf
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 24/07/2015
» Ironically, one of the oldest German tea traders feels more at home opening up their very first tea lounge in Thailand than they would in their motherland. Still, they wouldn't be the first to do so, as Twinings and Whittard of Chelsea are among other European tea powerhouses that chose Bangkok as their choice of destination.
7-Eleven takes literature to the next level
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 06/07/2015
» Feel like SEA Write is a little too out of your league? Thanks to the countless other badges of honour that acknowledge good writing available in our country, the prestigious SEA Write Award is not the only ticket to literary stardom. 7 Book Awards, an initiative that started between CP All Public Company Limited and the Ministry of Education, has been honouring outstanding literature since 2004. This year's awards ceremony will be taking place later this month.
Sail away with the family
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 12/06/2015
» Even if awkward silences, nosey aunties and shameless pretentiousness is part of the package, it's still hard to not accept an invitation to an all-paid-for 10-day cruise to Greece. If anything, it's the much-awaited all-star cast of Dil Dhadakne Do (Let The Heart Beat) that makes you want to tag along, even if you want no part in their drama. Using an upper crust 30th wedding anniversary as the backdrop, director Zoya Akhtar serves up a condensed trip through every type of familial problem Indian families face in just under three hours.
A flowery Finnish
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 21/05/2015
» For the uninitiated, Marimekko sounds like a figment of cuteness that comes from the Land of the Rising Sun. The fair-haired designer of the apparel and home furnishing brand, Mika Piirainen, adds to the confusion: "Some people think it's Brazilian — like Brazilian music, because it's so colourful!"
Go for a Burton
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 30/04/2015
» Most Thai people probably own no less than one article of clothing from the Jaspal empire, and the name Arcadia Group has the same effect in the United Kingdom. This multinational retail giant is behind high-street names that literally fill a British consumer's wardrobe, owning globally popular brands Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, Wallis and Dorothy Perkins. Central Marketing Group has brought this whole high-street haven to Thai fashionistas, with its latest import being Burton — a menswear line that has offered quality suits since its inception in 1903.
Height of Korean chic
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 18/04/2015
» The Japanese have had their turn making waves in the fashion retail world, but now it seems to be the turn of the Koreans, with big high street brands finally coming to Bangkok. We give you a closer look at two well-known brands that Thai fashionistas have always followed, one which has recently celebrated its first store at EmQuartier, and another which ran out of stock due to huge sales within just a couple of days after its launch on Zalora. Forget the hassle of flying to Korea as everything is now right here on our doorstep.
TV Thrones tomes good company
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 09/03/2015
» With the premiere date for the fifth season of Game Of Thrones only a month away, now is a good time for fans to refresh their memories of what has happened so far.
Now, really made for all
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 08/01/2015
» 'Make it a bit more feminine," LeAnn Nealz, Uniqlo's newly-appointed chief creative officer declares.
Jewel in the crown
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 21/11/2014
» Fine jewellery brand Anyallerie has launched its first flagship boutique in Thailand at Central Embassy under the theme "The Glorious Birth".