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Taste products from around the country at EmQuartier
Life, Published on 15/05/2023
» A variety of high-quality produce and products from across the country are being presented during "Kud-Thai Market 2023" which is running at Quartier Avenue, ground floor of EmQuartier, Sukhumvit Road, until tomorrow.
Bang the drum slowly
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 26/05/2022
» Despite the hot weather in the ancient town of Lamphun, a large crowd of Buddhist votaries gathered at the foot of Tha Nang Bridge to welcome the annual Klong Luang (Lanna-style big drum) contest back after a two-year hiatus as part of the seven-day Phra That Hariphunchai Bathing Festival to mark Visakha Bucha Day.
Finding peace in northern Thailand
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/02/2021
» Next Friday will mark the Makha Bucha, also known as Magha Puja Day, another important day for Buddhists. It falls on the Full Moon day of the third lunar month in which 1,250 enlightened monks (or arahant) gathered to listen to Buddha teach his principles known as Ovadha Patimokha more than 2,500 years ago. The teaching roughly consists of three major concepts: do good, abstain from bad action and purify the mind.
Lampang crows over kitchenware
Business, Published on 07/02/2019
» The rooster bowl, the ceramic kitchenware known for a distinctive chicken pattern on its side, is a major product of Lampang province in northern Thailand, the popularity of which has brought financial stability to many locals.
China dog meat fest opens as S. Korea goes the other way
AFP, Published on 22/06/2018
» YULIN: As South Korea moves closer to banning dog meat, diners tuck into bowls of stewed canine in southern China, where activists are rethinking their tactics to counter a notorious festival that butchers thousands of dogs.
Rooster up any room
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 28/01/2017
» Invite all the good and auspicious vibes into your house with decor pieces in the shape of this year's zodiac animal: the rooster. The Chinese believe that the rooster is a symbol of courage, honesty, mercy and loyalty, and in the ancient days, it was also believed to drive away bad spirits. Demons that wreak havoc at night are supposedly gone by morning, thanks to the rooster's crowing. Glam up your living room with some rooster statues, which could possibly direct the winds of wealth into your household (one can dream). If you're on the more practical side, there are also plates, trays, candles and bowls in the shape of a chicken in ceramic or aluminium to choose from, whether you want something elegant or cute. Simply going for the gold shade is another option for those not too keen on the rooster motif. We've spotted some dandy, gold candleholders that add a touch of prosperity, opulence and prestige to any home. Check out these pieces at all Central department stores, where a sale of 30% is also ongoing at the decor section until Feb 5.
Following in her father's footsteps
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/01/2017
» Born in Thailand to an immigrant Chinese father, Yupin Dhanabadeesakul remembers the time when her family lived hand to mouth. While she's made it through the tough times and her family now owns a ceramic factory in Lampang that produces the iconic, widely used and much plagiarised rooster-pattern bowls, or cham kai, Yupin is haunted by two fears.
Thailand through the looking glass
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/01/2017
» Well, here we are on the first day of a brand new year. It is customary at this time for newspaper columnists and other bores to predict what's going to happen in the world in the coming 12 months. Let's just hope it's a bit more cheery than the past year, which has been quite awful.
The rooster still rises
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 02/07/2015
» The rooster bowl, a form of ceramic kitchenware once widely used in Thailand but for a time forgotten, still lives on in Lampang province.
City of Eternal Spring
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 09/01/2014
» After an afternoon of roaming the bustling back lanes of Kunming, capital of China's Yunnan province, I was relieved to come across a bench next to some flower beds. Grateful for an opportunity to take the weight off my feet, I sat there contentedly, shortly before dusk, observing the congestion as hundreds of motorcycles, electric scooters, buses and cars crawled past, the noise level suggesting that all the drivers were leaning on their horns at the same time.