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Experience the future right now
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 16/12/2025
» In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Siam Paragon has launched "Nextopia: The Prototype For World Of Tomorrow" as Bangkok's latest future-forward (and Instagram-worthy) destination.
The fifth Meliá in Thailand
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 13/10/2025
» Meliá Pattaya Hotel, the fifth Meliá in Thailand, is a 12-storey building on Pattaya Sai Song. Grand Sole Pattaya has been given a major glow-up and emerges anew as Meliá Pattaya Hotel. Had I not been told, I would have thought it was a new property built from the ground up.
Play prioritised
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 22/07/2024
» Moxy, a playful and youthful brand under Marriott International, has made its Thailand debut with Moxy Bangkok Ratchaprasong, also Asia Pacific's largest Moxy, at the same building where The Market Bangkok is located, bringing much-needed vibrancy and traffic to the latter.
Centara grandly debuts in Japan with Centara Grand Hotel Osaka
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 13/09/2023
» Centara Grand Hotel Osaka is indeed a grand debut in Japan of Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel group, for its prime location, extensive F&B offerings, thoughtfully designed rooms, full-on facilities and — as the cherry on top — Thai touches.
Casetify opens first global flagship store in Osaka
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/07/2023
» Casetify, a Hong Kong brand best known for smartphone cases and accessories, aims to open more stores with its flagship standalone in Osaka, Japan being the latest. It also happens to be the brand's first global flagship standalone store.
Dispensing Thainess
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 26/08/2022
» From Thai-style gashapons to a portable shrine in case you need spiritual uplift on the go, Thai culture has been a big inspiration to many product designers and makers who put creative spins and present Thainess in a contemporary way. Here's Guru's list of cool products inspired by Thainess.
Barefoot Bliss
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/05/2022
» Now that international travel and flying restrictions are easing up as more and more countries are welcoming back tourists, you may want to make your first trip aboard in a long while extra special. If the alluring atolls of the Maldives come to mind, a stay at Gili Lankanfushi Maldives may prove to be a bucket-list-worthy experience.
Rethinking Election Posters
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 08/04/2022
» The English idiom goes "Don't judge a book by its cover" but I'll say "Let's judge candidates running for Bangkok governor by how they put up their posters". It's a mouthful but I think it's a legitimate point to ponder.
What Thai Media Should Stop Doing
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 11/03/2022
» As a result of developing panda eyes from following Tangmo's tragic saga, Russia's invasion of Ukraine (let's call a spade a spade) among other stories, I'm reminded of a few patterns that Thai media use when reporting newsworthy stories that perhaps they shouldn't. Here are a few based on my own observations and for your entertainment (we all can use it, it has been a tough couple of weeks).
Indulgences and adventures
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 11/03/2022
» After a 50-minute car ride from Krabi International Airport and a 45-minute speed boat ride from a private jetty, you'll arrive in style at sunny Pimalai Resort & Spa on Krabi's Koh Lanta, weather permitting.