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Sweet seaside stay
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 21/10/2025
» Heavily inspired by sugar palm trees, Pattaya Marriott Resort And Spa recently opened on Na Jomtien Beach.
Maroon 5 magic
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 10/02/2025
» For their seventh concert in Thailand, American pop-rock band Maroon 5 returned to Impact Arena last Monday for another memorable performance with a 20-song setlist, despite not selling out.[Photos courtesy of DOTDF]
Give Thai Children A Real Gift
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 07/01/2022
» Thailand's English proficiency is on the decline for the third consecutive year, according to a global survey conducted by Education First. The survey, which was announced in November last year, ranked 112 countries that don't use English as their official language in order of their English Proficiency Index. Thailand is No.100, being the lowest ranking country in Southeast Asia. In 2020, we were at 89 and in 2019, we were at 74. Not so promising.
Govt plans that sound like bad ideas
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 21/02/2020
» Pardon me, dear readers, for the headline betrays my inadequacy in wordsmithery. You see, I put as much effort into coming up with it as the following esteemed people perhaps with their "ideas". It seems you can always count on the government for questionable plans but these three recent examples take the cake. Read on for your entertainment (which may be tinged with hopelessness).
Awkward Advertisements
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 07/06/2019
» When you think of any form of advertisement, you probably think of a long process that involves many people until a final decision is reached. And if anything that can cause controversy or mixed message is spotted, someone would probably be like, "Hey, I think the public would object to this" or "Guys, let's not do blackface to sell charcoal doughnuts. It's very unnecessary."
The road to redemption
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 21/09/2018
» Akkarin "Rung" Puri spent almost half of his life behind bars. Instead of hiding his dark past, he's open about his ex-inmate status and uses it to inspire convicts to change their way and campaign for understanding and, more importantly, second chance for them to be part of society again. A guitar maker (Be Light Guitar; fb.com/belightguitar) and speaker at prisons, Rung talked to us about his long road to redemption.