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Bangkok Design Week 2024: Creating a 'Livable Scape'
Published on 12/01/2024
» Bangkok, with a population exceeding 10 million, consistently ranks as a "must-visit" city due to its diverse attractions, affordable cuisine, reasonable cost of living, and friendly locals. Despite being a popular global destination, it placed 98th out of 140 cities on the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2021 'Most Livable Cities' list. Challenges such as traffic congestion, inadequate infrastructure, air quality issues, limited green spaces, and public areas, combined with an aging population and cultural changes, contribute to this ranking.
Thailand's green transition: Embracing the electric vehicle wave
Life, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 27/09/2023
» Pinpawee Pulsawad, a 38-year-old owner of a maid services company in Saraburi province, harbours no regrets about her decision to purchase an electric car for her daily commute.
Champions of change
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/09/2023
» To inspire people to create sustainable innovations to propel the country, the National Innovation Agency annually selects "100 Faces Of Thailand's Innovation Inspirers". Now in its third year, the project presents 100 Thais from various fields who have created innovations that play a role in developing society in a sustainable way. This year's theme is sustainable innovation and the project has been launched as a book and a virtual showcase at nia100faces.com.
The coming storm
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/02/2023
» Climate change is an invisible killer. A family that lived in a hill station in India, an area known for its colder climate, took their sick child to the hospital. Nobody thought of dengue until a diagnosis confirmed it. Warmer temperatures in India and elsewhere make conditions more favourable for mosquitoes.
Frolicking in Korat
Life, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 14/03/2022
» Postponed since 2020 due to Covid-19, Thailand Biennale had a grandiose opening last December in Pak Chong and Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima. Held under the themes of "Butterflies Frolicking On The Mud: Engendering Sensible Capital", "Nature Reigns Supreme In The World. Art Is Having Freedom In One Self" and "Soeng Sin Thin Ya Mo" (Celebration Of Art In The Land Of Ya Mo), the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC), Ministry of Culture and Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) co-hosted the events with a budget of over 120 million baht.
Bangkok's fragility examined through art
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/01/2022
» The "Bangkok Bang-Krob: Bangkok Through Crusty Frames" mixed-media show by art and musical group Pink Sky Orcas offers a reflection on the diverse perspectives of Thailand's capital city. The show is part of the Performative Art Project #10 (P.A.P. #10) and will be performed at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre from Jan 27-30.
An all-too-familiar sight
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/09/2021
» Torrential rain has recently left many areas underwater. Last month, it caused flash flooding and forest runoff in the northern provinces. Caught off guard, residents climbed onto rooftops as water swept into their properties.
Viet Nam in 76 years of independence
Published on 02/09/2021
» On the auspicious occasion of the 76th National Day of Viet Nam, the Bangkok Post spoke to the Ambassador of Viet Nam to Thailand, H.E. Dr. Phan Chi Thanh.
Seeing squares: Japan's tenji block paving guides visually impaired
AFP, Published on 31/08/2021
» TOKYO: From Tokyo's famous Shibuya crossing to the remotest Okinawan island, Japan's streets have one thing in common: 'tenji blocks,' yellow textured paving squares to aid people with visual impairments.
Get tech-savvy with online roadshow
Life, Published on 22/07/2021
» Sangfor Technologies, a leading global vendor of IT infrastructure, cloud and cyber security solutions, is holding an international virtual roadshow titled "Re-Imagine, The New Normal" today at 2:30pm.