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Modernising old traditions
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/07/2020
» In Chinese tradition, people always honour their deceased family members by burning joss paper as an offering to their ancestors on special holidays and at family gatherings. The belief is that burning joss paper will bring prosperity to their ancestors in life after death. While the intention is honourable, the practice has contributed to the growing problem of air pollution.
Age-old corruption
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/10/2020
» Re "Vicha report hopes dim", (Editorial, Oct 5).
Recreating old frames
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/10/2020
» The founder of Green Lantern Gallery, Watjanasin Charuwattanakitt, has been interested in Thai mural paintings ever since he ordained as a monk at Pariwat Temple and noticed that there were paintings about Buddhism on the walls and doors. Since then, he likes to visit temples to see murals, however, he often encounters difficulty as not all temples are open to the public.
Old-school skincare
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 08/05/2018
» Patting crocodile dung mixed with mud or cyprus oil on the face seems gross but the ancient Greeks and Romans pleasured in this skincare ritual. According to Roman naturalist, Pliny the Elder, it smelled nice since the "crocodilea" was obtained on land where the crocodile grazed on fragrant flowers.
Old versus new
Life, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 21/09/2018
» Culinary art keeps evolving. Nothing is the same when looking back 50 years, when the same kind of food was completely different from today. It is quite difficult to predict future food style. It would be possible that shrimp with spicy soup might add vermicelli or black bean. Or pad Thai might add red tilapia fish. Or soybean milk might replace coconut milk in green curry.
Old meets new
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/09/2018
» The latest department store in Italy's capital, Rinascente took 11 years to build, attesting to the truth of the saying that Rome wasn't built in a day.
Old at heart
News, Postbag, Published on 19/12/2019
» A Reader, ("I stand with Greta", PostBag, Dec 17), in his apt identification of the failing in some leaders of the Western world's response to Greta Thunberg, identifies perfectly the major cause of the endemic rot in Thai society and politics.
Old school forever
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/03/2025
» Re: "AI has potential, but care needed", (Editorial, Feb 23).
Old things new
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 01/02/2019
» Swiss-born Nicolas Elalouf, owner of Man Mo Dim Sum, may be many things. But one thing he doesn't want to be called is "chef".
OLD meets NEW
Published on 24/09/2018
» RinascentePublished caption : A light-and-sound multimedia display has been added to the 2,000-year-old water passage to give visitors the history of the place.