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It's the season to gift
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 09/12/2022
» Department stores have put up lovely holiday decorations. Christmas songs are played in stores and on the radio. Despite the relentless drizzle and tropical sweat, Bangkokians know that winter festivities are around the corner.
Central market designed to help small farmers
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 07/12/2021
» Jingjai Farmers' Market, a well-received agro-centric retail campaign that first rolled out three years ago at Central Plaza Udon Thani, is now popping up in Bangkok under the name "Jingjai Mahanakorn".
Examining the food on your plate
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 20/03/2020
» From a young age, Thais are taught to appreciate every grain of rice on their plate. Rice represents the dedication of hard-working farmers; it is also the sacred symbol of Thailand's culinary boom.
A German oasis for Thais
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 31/01/2020
» For passersby on Berlin's major shopping street Tauentzienstraße, the 113-year-old KaDeWe might just be one of the biggest department stores in Europe.
Into the deep
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 17/05/2019
» Up until a few decades ago, pla thu (Thai short mackerel), which was overflowing in local seas, had been one of the main staples in Thai households. Back then, almost every Thai child -- whether in a poor or wealthy family -- grew up feeding on pla thu, not only because the fish was available abundantly but also for a comforting good taste that reflected the loving warmth of mum's kitchen.
Epicurean expedition
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 22/06/2018
» Running parallel to the Chao Phraya River, Charoen Krung is commonly known as one of Bangkok's oldest thoroughfares -- the first to be built according to modern engineering.
Small is beautiful
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 22/03/2013
» Until last year, Lor Yaowaraj, a Chinese grocery shop in the middle of Yaowarat, bustled with elderly customers and wholesale clients.
Operation Dessert storm
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 27/07/2012
» There can be no doubt which desserts are tickling Thai taste buds or which sweet dainties are hits right now.
A taste for flavours of the world
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 13/07/2012
» Thais once went to fine restaurants to take joy in American steak, French foie gras, Japanese sashimi and Italian pasta.
More bang for your buck
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 15/06/2012
» We don't know exactly when it started. Maybe it's something that's long been absorbed, pleasurably, into our blood. For Thais, shopping is now a prime recreational activity that's set in stone.