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Ban on trans fat could boost palm oil
Business, Published on 04/01/2018
» The proposed ban on trans fat will force restaurants and cooking oil makers to modify their products, but the change may be a boon to the palm oil sector, an industry heavily supported by the government's Palm Oil and Palm Oil Industries Development Strategy.
Garden chillin'
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 12/01/2018
» Tiny Tree started out as an online terrarium shop on IG. They've got two locations and are planning to add one more, but it's only at their store on Sukhumvit 31 that they serve a brunch-and-coffee-style menu. It's a way to have their customers participating in their weekend terrarium workshops, something to munch on while in the midst of it, but over time it's also become a place for people to chill, do work or have friends gather over a small meal and drinks.
The bad boy of food returns
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 02/02/2018
» A veteran on the Bangkok food scene, chef Jess Barnes has taken over the reins at Viva Market Thonglor and has transformed it into an all-day diner. Synonymous with Opposite Mess Hall, Barnes is re-inventing himself and the food he cooks.
Dreamscape escape
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 02/02/2018
» The setting: Imagine a land filled with fantasy and wonder, inhabited by magical creatures like unicorns that gallop gloriously through lush meadows, enveloped by a night sky filled with twinkling stars, while you lie on the grass in a pink satin dress feeling like a total princess. Only in dreams, you might say, but Sretsis Parlour is here to make those dreams come true. From the fashion label of the same name, Sretsis Parlour gives one overwhelming first impression: it's a completely different world.
Sip sip hooray
Guru, Pasavat Tanskul, Published on 02/02/2018
» With the first month of 2018 over, we hope that your year has not been chaotic. Therefore, a celebration is needed and drinks are in order. Sure, you can call up friends and chill out at your usual hangout spots this weekend, but perhaps it's time to find new places. Fret not as I have visited five of the newest bars around Bangkok for you to check out, get some nibbles and of course, sip on unique cocktails.
Robots declare war on the middle class
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 14/02/2018
» Don't bother asking if jobs are being lost to computers. Of course they are, and the current wave of populist political revolts in Western countries is what Luddism looks like in an era of industrialised democracies. The right question to ask is: What kinds of jobs are being lost? Moravec's Paradox predicted the answer almost 30 years ago.
Your goose is cooked on Soi 26
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 16/02/2018
» It's easy to see why Cantonese food connoisseurs in Thailand are so crazy about Hong Kong roast goose.
Making it rain
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 21/02/2018
» On 20 July, 1969, Thailand underwent its first ever test run of the Royal Rainmaking Project. Initiated by King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1955, the project is one of the late king's most recognised achievements, bringing rain to thousands of drought-stricken Thai farmers.
Wonderland tea party
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 23/02/2018
» Have you ever had that fanciful childhood friend who would throw the most bedecked parties you wish you were invited to? If you have never had a chance to put in your princess-themed tea party hours, here's a good chance to attend to your childhood dreams that didn't get its share of flowers, fairy-tale creatures and glitter.
Suppress the insurrection
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 25/02/2018
» This is the story of a Hermes handbag, an ageing academic and an overzealous police force. It is a story that one hopes will end in common sense, but then again I hope to win the lottery on the first of next month.