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Guru's Weekly Pick: Jan 19-25
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 19/01/2018
» 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!
Young chefs live out their culinary dreams
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/01/2018
» It's much easier today for kitchen amateurs to thrive as a chef.
LGBT tent grows wider
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 17/01/2018
» Next week, make your way to Impact Muang Thong Thani for the inaugural Thailand LGBT Expo, to be held from Jan 25-28.
Report from the far South
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/01/2018
» The first issue of The Melayu Review has the clean sophistication of a respectable literary journal. The layout is unfussy, the photographs black-and-white, and the text in Thai, in shipshape blocks. An editor's note on the first page quotes Dostoyevsky: "But how could you live and have no story to tell?"
The south still rises
Brunch, 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.
'Descendants of the Sun' drama stars to wed in Oct
Published on 05/07/2017
» SEOUL - South Korean soap opera fans across Asia and beyond woke up on Wednesday to the surprise announcement by stars Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo that they will get married in October, despite their having flatly denied rumours of an off-screen romance.
Japanese film 'Your Name' takes Asia by storm
Kyodo News, Published on 17/11/2016
» Having taken Japan by storm, the animated film <i>Your Name</i> continued on its soaring popularity to top the box offices in both Hong Kong and Thailand over the past weekend, the film's distributor Toho Co said on Wednesday.
Tasty Trivia
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/05/2016
» There's no question that Thai food is among the most popular cuisines in the world. But have you ever wondered how these palatable dishes of our pride and joy came into being?
At first sight
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 29/01/2016
» Briton Graeme Heckels, 37, is the group director of finance at Minor Hotel Group who also has a passion for travel and street photography. "Start", Heckel's first exhibition, will be held at Ink & Lion Cafe on Ekamai Soi 2, from Feb 5-Mar 15. With only one year of in-the-field experience, Heckels took home Silver and Bronze recognition in Better Photography's Photograph of the Year 2015 competition and was shortlisted in the "People" category of B+W Magazine's Black & White Photographer of the Year awards. Here, he speaks with Guru about his work, which you can view online at www.heckels.photography, fb.com/heckels.photography or IG: @heckels.photography.
A dying breed
Life, L. Bruce Kekulé, Published on 31/07/2013
» Of all the mammals in Thailand, the wild elephant is probably the most important indicator species of a disappearing wilderness. A century ago, there were more than a 100,000 elephants found in the country when 75% of the Kingdom was still covered by forest. Just north and east of Bangkok, these huge mammals thrived in the marshlands and forests near the city.