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Guru's Weekly Pick: Oct 20-26
Life, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 19/10/2017
» 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!
Pregnancy off to flying start, Eve embraces Sek's love child, Pinky splits with tycoon
News, Mae Moo, Published on 15/10/2017
» Veteran actor Nukkid "Neung" Boonthong has lashed out at an airline pilot who ran off with his actress daughter eight months ago and has made her pregnant.
Remembering the literary princess
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 12/07/2017
» Fans of V. Na Pramuanmarg's novels, including Prisna, Ratnavadi and Chao Sao Khong Anond, queued and waited eagerly to purchase copies of their favourites during the "Exhibition To Commemorate HRH Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit's 40th Death Anniversary" being held in the Lifestyle Hall, Floor 2, Siam Paragon shopping complex. V. Na Pramuanmarg is the pen name of the princess who died in an attack when communist insurgents shot the helicopter in which she rode trying to bring two wounded border-patrol policemen to a hospital in Surat Thani on Feb 16, 1977.
No sex please -- we're thai, Self-help guru cries for help, Julie's 'playful' plight
News, Mae Moo, Published on 18/06/2017
» Singer Lamyai Haithongkham has toned down her sexy stage act to appease high profile critics such as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, while appealing to fans for understanding.
Same, same but different
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 11/06/2017
» This is a recount of the latest Otop (One Tambon, One Product) event held last month. Until now, what I enjoyed and what I wasn't happy about the event hadn't sunk in. I felt the need to say something about it since the next Otop event will be held at the end of the year.
A strange tale of crabs, birds, elephants, buffalo and a lamented sea turtle
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 26/03/2017
» Recently I found myself in Surat Thani at the early-morning wet market. "Let's buy some crabs," my school director had said the night before. "We can release them into the river to make merit." My school director is regular in her efforts to tam boon or "make merit" as the vague English translation happens to be.
Amari and OZO Samui welcome Zero Carbon Resorts (ZCR) committee from Green Leaf Foundation Thailand
Published on 07/03/2017
» Amari Koh Samui, led by Ms. Khanoengnit Sangngern (second from right) and Ms. Thadsalak Artonsri, Executive Secretary to the General Manager and CSR Committee (second from left), together with the Executives, Heads of Department and CSR Committee, recently welcomed Ms. Yaowalak Hotarapawanont from the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, and the committee of Zero Carbon Resorts (ZCR) during an official visit and introduction programme. The Project aims to contribute to the sustainable development of the tourism sector and its value chain in the Philippines, Australia, Spain and Thailand with a focus on the reduction of resource consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. In Samui, Amari Koh Samui and its sister hotel, OZO Chaweng Samui, are the only two hotels participating in the programme.
The unhealthy season
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 21/02/2017
» People pushed the panic button when they heard Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha warned two weeks ago that the spread of the influenza virus this year would be greater than the last. The virus forced two Bangkok schools, Chulalongkorn University Demonstration Elementary School and St Joseph Convent School, to close some parts of the premises for inspection and cleaning after students were found to have been infected.
Forever grateful
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 15/02/2017
» 'My Dearest Khun Prisna, I am now in one of the most beautiful places. Our hotel's name is 'Castello del Sole' (Castle of the Sun). Isn't it chic? The name is like one in a fairy tale. This town is so cute. It has a bright-coloured lake and nice houses on slopes. Routes and paths criss-cross the hills. Colourful flowers blossom everywhere ..."
Fresh on the boat
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 03/02/2017
» Little had I expected that one of the most impressive dinners in years as a food journalist would be presented on a dinner cruise, an activity mainly known to attract tourists.