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Soft power shines in 2024
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 19/12/2024
» As the Year of the Dragon comes to an end, Thailand is being decked out with lights and entertainment to create a joyful mood for all to enjoy countdown festivities. This year, soft power remains key in promoting tourism and culture as tourists seek fresh ways to experience local life and distinct culinary journeys.
The best day trips
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 28/12/2023
» As the Dragon takes over from the Rabbit, certain folks would much rather stay home over the holidays and watch TV than deal with crowds outside. However, families may be searching for places to take in the festive mood.
The beating heart of old Bangkok
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 12/10/2023
» Song Wat Road is not as busy in the early morning as when it was a major hub for modern trade following Bangkok's transport transition from water to trains and cars more than a century ago.
Tracing ancestry
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 06/07/2023
» With Thailand serving as a significant commercial hub for centuries, Chinese merchants played a key role in bridging cultural linkages through marine trade prior to the establishment of diplomatic ties between Thailand and China in 1975. To celebrate the 48th anniversary of this milestone, Life explores Bangkok's early communities to learn more about our ancestry.
Celebrating Rattanakosin art
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 16/02/2023
» The Year of the Rabbit provides an occasion for the "Gilded Black Lacquer Cabinet" exhibition at the historic Thaworawatthu Building to present a new collection, the majority of which is featured in the Gold-Motif Cabinets: Series 2 (Rattanakosin Era) Book 1.
Rebranding for post-virus tourism
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 06/04/2021
» Over the past year, Thailand's tourism industry has been dealt a heavy blow by the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in millions of lost jobs according to an International Labour Organization report.
Embrace the light
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 16/11/2020
» With human activities causing global warming and climate change, the Solar Land exhibition has turned the Gallery Room and Rooftop Garden of Thailand Creative and Design Center into a fun scientific playground, where visitors can learn how to generate electricity at home or in daily life to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels.
Fine Arts Department reopens sites for history buffs
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 02/06/2020
» Following the easing of pandemic control measures, all learning centres, museums, historical parks, libraries and archives under the operation of the Fine Arts Department have reopened their doors to welcome guests.
Gorilla in the mist
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 03/02/2020
» For several years now, there has been a campaign calling for a better life for Bua Noi, Thailand's last gorilla. What that better life would look like, however, remains unclear.