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Guru's Weekly Pick: Jan 5 - 11
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 05/01/2018
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
Hearts and minds quest
News, Published on 06/01/2018
» The military-led government has declared war against poverty this year and promised the public that all efforts will be made to increase the amount of money in people's pockets, especially for the poor so they can enjoy a higher quality of life with the benefits it provides.
Possibly time to look on the bright side
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/01/2018
» Having just about scraped through the Year of the Chicken, here we are seven days into 2018 and wondering what's in store during the Year of the Dog. It probably won't be all that great, but we'll leave the gloom and doom to the experts. Let's just hope it's a least a bit more enjoyable than the past couple of years which have really been quite awful, and almost of an annus horribilis nature.
Bangkok Edge festival returns
Life, Published on 08/01/2018
» Bangkok Edge festival will return with educational and entertainment activities, held at three different venues located side-by-side -- Museum Siam, Chakrabongse Villas and Rajini School -- on Jan 20 and 21, 1pm-midnight.
Tourism fest in the park
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 11/01/2018
» From Jan 17-21, the Thailand Tourism Festival, the country's largest domestic tourism fair, will take place at Lumpini Park from noon-10pm.
Into the wonder
Tatat Bunnag, Published on 13/01/2018
» As 2017 reached its end, music lovers gathered at The Fields in Siam Country Club near Pattaya. They were there for Wonderfruit, one of the year’s biggest music and arts festivals. Between December 14 and 17, festival-goers witnessed a fabulous celebration of music, art and international culture.
Romance, by the numbers
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/01/2018
» Aaron is a physically active man in his late 50s. He owns a distribution company and is a widower, his wife having passed away from cancer six years ago. They were high school sweethearts. He has tried to move on and meet new women, including by signing up with a speed dating company, but says he found he was at "the bottom of the dating barrel" at such events due to his advanced age.
The south still rises
B Magazine, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 14/01/2018
» They were once just a small group of Phuket schoolkids, much like any other. But their shared love for hip-hop music led the crew known as South Side -- aka South Side Phuket -- to become one of the shining stars of Thailand's rap scene.
Thailand Tourism Festival returns to Lumpini Park
Life, Published on 15/01/2018
» The long-anticipated "Thailand Tourism Festival" will return to Lumpini Park in Bangkok to once again present the country's fascinating attractions, from Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 10pm.
The blessing of black
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/01/2018
» Many people believe black brings bad luck, refusing to buy expensive clothes in the colour or dress in it for weddings or auspicious events.