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A screaming success
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 17/03/2015
» One Direction, the five-member boy band formed from The X Factor UK, had finally arrived. They staged their first concert in Thailand on Saturday at Rajamangala Stadium, with more than 20,000 people in the audience. While hard-core fans certainly revelled in the show, the performance itself was a lively and solid affair that even non-fans could enjoy.
Flashes of culinary inspiration
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 05/03/2015
» A Thai contestant has been crowned the winner of the reality cooking competition The Amazing Food Challenge: Fun in The Philippines Season 2.
Exhibiting their wild side
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 18/02/2015
» Lion carcasses, taxidermic vultures and a set of man-made animal models, including enormous elephants, tigers, monkeys, and a somewhat adorable leviathan, have been artistically brought together for a new exhibition.
Kitchen confidential
Muse, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 07/02/2015
» One thing with which Thailand has never failed to impress is its food. Fresh, aromatic and immaculately presented, Thai food is great and you know it. While you may be able to find Thai food at restaurants in cities around the world, true authenticity is often hard to come by.
In your face
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 17/01/2015
» Since ancient times, portraiture has been a way to memorialise human faces. The origin of the practice dates back to sometime around 2500BC, early examples of which include the bust found in the tomb of Prince Ankhhaf in Egypt. Over the millennia, portraiture has become an intrinsic part of art and its history.
Employees: On your bikes
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 15/01/2015
» Bangkok is not bad at embracing special events observed around the world to raise awareness of a particular issue — be it Car-Free Day, World No Tobacco Day, Earth Day, to name only a few.
Make Art, Not War
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 14/01/2015
» Ongoing exhibition “Dynamic Convergences: Sociology And Art”, held at The Art Center of Chulalongkorn University, features contemporary artworks from nine artists on the interpretations and responses to the topical subject of non-violence.
Siam through the lens of John Thomson
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 06/01/2015
» In the mid-19th century, John Thomson arrived in Siam with a fairly new invention of those days: photography. The Scot would set up his camera in exquisite parts of Bangkok and take pictures — in those days having one's picture taken was an elaborate and even privileged activity — of some of the most important figures and places, including King Rama IV and V.
Home is where the heart is
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 05/01/2015
» ‘I haven’t dressed up this handsomely for so long,” said Chaiporn Vathanaporn, an 82-year-old man who has been living on the streets for more than 17 years. He spoke last month at an event where he was honoured with a Prachabodhi Award, recognised by the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security for his charitable deeds.
Read, live life
Muse, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 03/01/2015
» When Hollywood icon of the early 20th century Mae West said "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough", she set the sentiments that many would later follow. Decades after the famous words were uttered, many variations of the quote have emerged; the most recent taking the form of the acronym YOLO.