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April Fools' Day Jokes That Should Be Real
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 01/04/2022
» Although April Fools' Day isn't a Thai tradition, to begin with, every year businesses and brands have jumped on this good-natured humour bandwagon with their out-there ideas for products and services. And I must admit some of them are simply brilliant that I wish they were true. Here're a few memorable April Fools' Day jokes I wish they could just be real for your entertainment.
Thai sway on Paris more than food
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/11/2021
» It is almost impossible to convince the French that there are other cuisines in the whole wide world better than theirs. But in recent years, Thai cuisine has made great leaps in the gastronomy-loving country. Thai street food is booming, especially now that food trucks offering five-spice braised hog leg, pad thai and green curry are in vogue.
Hands off our lunches
News, Published on 08/01/2014
» Faced with probably the most serious political crisis of this generation, the caretaker government has turned its attention to a different problem. The Internal Trade Department (ITD) announced last weekend it will try again to fix and then extend price controls on Thai fast food. It has been seven months since the minister of economy announced firmly there will never be price controls on the khao gaeng (literally, curry on rice) dishes that tens of millions consume every day. But the ITD says it will move immediately against food and noodle outlets.
Green curry blues
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 05/11/2012
» The royal command khon masked dance performance has become an annual event to look forward to now, with the third in the series having premiered last week.
Even populism has its limits
News, Published on 19/06/2012
» A government's work is always balanced by a host of demands, often conflicting. Starting with the election promises, a prime minister and cabinet come to office on a crest of public expectations. During the following months, sometimes years, attempts to keep the promises blend with the day to day chores of running the country, enforcing laws and dealing with new events.
Shootings so senseless
News, Published on 16/06/2012
» Re: ''Art school shut after deadly bus shooting'' (BP, June 15). I see all the shooting episodes between what are called rival schools, and I am astonished. What kind of brains do these kids have anyway? What kind of parents do they have? Don't they prepare to enter the world of business or some worthy profession?
Government should refocus its priorities
Published on 01/05/2012
» There is little cause for rejoicing or celebration for most labourers today, International Labour Day, as they struggle to make ends meet in the face of the rising cost of living fuelled by increased energy costs and, ironically, the effects of the minimum wage rise.