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Practising purity
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 17/10/2025
» The annual Vegetarian Festival returns in this ninth lunar month. This year, the 10-day festivity falls from Oct 21 to 29. Every year, vegetarian options become more diverse and vibrant given that consumers increasingly opt for veganism due to various reasons.
Lunar New Year dining spots
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 24/01/2025
» Chinese New Year comes early this year as Lunar New Year falls on Jan 29 and marks the end of the Year of the Dragon and the start of the Year of the Snake. Ushering in luck, prosperity and good health, Life joins the celebrations with a line-up of food promotions from leading hotels around town.
Festive feasts
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/12/2024
» Let's celebrate the end of 2024 with delicacies and activities at these leading hotels.
A look at Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's best works
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/10/2024
» The Nobel prize in literature was last week awarded to 53-year-old South Korean novelist Han Kang, who is the first writer from South Korea to receive the Nobel prize.
Let's go vegan
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/10/2024
» Thailand welcomes the return of the 10-day annual Vegetarian Festival which runs until Oct 11. Yellow flags with red Chinese characters are fluttering at markets, shopping malls, street stalls and restaurants to signify a special period where people abstain from meat, animal products and five pungent plants — onion, garlic, chives, rakkyo (Chinese onion) and tobacco. To join the celebrations, Life has put together a list of dining venues that offer meat-free delicacies, highlights from Phuket's Vegetarian Festival and much more.
Channels of kindness for flood victims
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/09/2024
» Villagers in Chiang Rai are experiencing flooding that has so far affected over 9,000 families. Many people, particularly in Mae Sai district, are stranded in their homes awaiting help from rescue officers. Meanwhile, floods and landslides are also wreaking havoc in other northern provinces, not to mention the neighbouring countries of Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. In Chiang Mai, several people have been injured or are missing while many areas in Nan are also currently under water. The floods in Nan are reportedly the worst in 100 years. Several organisations — public, private and foundations — have joined forces to provide relief for flood-affected victims in all areas. To help out, Life has compiled a list of places where people can donate necessities or provide financial aid.
Going nuts
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 30/07/2024
» There are several reasons plant-based milk is gaining popularity worldwide. Food trends, of course. Health, definitely. Environmental concerns also count.
No meat, no problem
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/11/2023
» Grab-and-go plant-based street food is somehow a rarity even in countries like Thailand or Singapore where the landscape is extremely vibrant. That is, however, not the case in Taiwan.
Vegetarian festival is back again
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 10/10/2023
» With the annual 10-day vegetarian festival returning this year from Sunday to Oct 23, hotels and fine-dining restaurants are preparing to serve specially-crafted meatless dishes for full-time and part-time herbivores alike.
Learn how to cook with cannabis with these TV shows
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/05/2021
» The use of cannabis leaves as a food ingredient has become very popular among Thailand's restaurants after the Narcotics Act (No.7) -- which became effective earlier this year -- allowed the use of cannabis and kratom for medical purposes while also permitting the use of various parts of cannabis and hemp, except flower heads, for other purposes.