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Halloween horror unleashed at Samyan Mitrtown
Life, Published on 30/10/2023
» The spookiest night of the year will be filled with wickedly exciting and ghoulish activities during "Samyan Mitrtown Mitrnight Horror" at Samyan Mitrtown, Rama IV Road, tomorrow from noon to midnight.
Light flickers in US, fades in Thailand
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/11/2020
» For a good part of November, the world was gripped by a tumultuous fanfare that is the US election. And even before the very last votes were counted, relief and joy were already felt in many communities, not only in America but perhaps across the world. For better or for worse, Donald Trump's reign is coming to an end, and the world now looks to President-elect Joe Biden in the hopes that his win will let voices from the marginalised LGBTI community become louder. Biden promised to enact the Equality Act, a civil rights law that will protect LGBTI people from discrimination within his first 100 days in office among other things.
Open city spaces
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 24/01/2020
» The City Lab Silom project is an experimental campaign in collaboration between Chulalongkorn University's Urban and Regional Planning Department, the Healthy Space Forum, Thai Health Promotion Foundation and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
Curtain call
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 30/12/2018
» The phone call came in the evening more than a month ago.
From humble beginnings
Life, Published on 27/03/2018
» What first catches the eye of visitors to Don Kai Dee Benjarong village in Samut Sakhon is the street art along a small alley. Those wall paintings tell stories of the community, which has made a name from producing high-quality, five-coloured porcelain known as benjarong for more than three decades.
A galleries galleria
Life, Published on 31/01/2018
» Galleries' Night is returning to Bangkok for a fifth year, bringing together art lovers and inquisitive minds alike for a two-night exploration of over 50 galleries and art spaces.
Livin' La Vida Mocha
Guru, Lydia Bilton, Published on 10/03/2017
» Here's a Friday fun fact for you. Did you know that Starbucks (that world-famous green and white coffeehouse you Bangkokians love) failed miserably in Australia? In 2003, the American coffee giant opened eighty-four stores Down Under, and eight years later, sixty of those closed.
How did it start?
Life, Published on 09/02/2017
» It's hard to say who was the first tourist in Siam, because tourism as we know it didn't exist until a few centuries ago. Indian merchants sailed here in the 5th century, the Chinese came to trade and later to settle, and one of the earliest European travellers were the Portuguese, arriving in Ayutthaya in 1511. In 1680, Ibn Muhammad Ibrahim, a Persian, visited the land and recorded his impressions -- "All around us were trees that never feel the withering touch of autumn" -- while the first guidebook to the Kingdom was written by local resident J. Antonio in 1904. (Its most highly recommended activity is the shooting of birds and mammals.)
High concept
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 28/09/2016
» Entang Wiharso, Geraldine Javier, Zeng Fanzhi, Zhao Zhao -- I've Googled them, and yes, they are all huge in the contemporary art world.
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 09/07/2016
» 1. Dazzle yourself with artfully-designed furniture, clothes and cosmetics at the Artisans Of Gaysorn, a special showcase of handcrafted products from 23 world-famous brands like Unesco Award-winning furniture designs from Alexander Lamont, shirtmaker Brooks Brothers, wedding dress design Klär Lov or 50s-inspired couturier Poem. The exhibition also features live demonstrations by the many craftsmen working under these brands. The event runs from now to July 24 at Gaysorn.