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Catch Hong Kong's best toy designers at CentralWorld
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 03/04/2024
» After fascinating art toy enthusiasts in Bangkok last year, the "Hong Kong Art Toy Story" returns to Thailand Toy Expo 2024, which will kick off tomorrow and run daily from 10am to 10pm until Sunday at CentralWorld, Ratchadamri Road.
Getting soft power right
Life, Published on 08/01/2024
» After three months in office, the Srettha Thavisin government has raved on about populist policies in the guise of digital wallets and soft power projects that will create income to boost our declining economy. With optimism, we learned that Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai party leader and head of the National Soft Power Strategy Committee (NSPSC), has drafted a budget of 5.1 billion baht to boost festivals and creative industries. It is welcoming news to hear this government is priortising art, music, literature, design, fashion, film, food, games, sports and festivals as essential sources for the creative economy. Where this enormous chunk of budget will come from, like digital wallets, remains to be seen.
The best hampers
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 22/12/2023
» One thing that prompts the spirit of Christmas is delicious festive delicacies. Treating your loved ones with a basket filled with gourmet seasonal goodies is always a great idea to boost the holiday mood.
Get your palates (and wallets) ready for these places in 2023
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 28/12/2022
» As we inch closer to 2023, let's focus on the food and beverages in store for next year.
Meet Korean heartthrob Lee Je-hoon at CentralWorld
Life, Published on 25/04/2022
» South Korean actor Lee Je-hoon will be in town to meet Thai fans during "Lee Je Hoon, On: The Scene, 1st Fan Meeting In Bangkok 2022" at CentralWorld Live, 8th floor of CentralWorld, on June 22 and 23 at 8pm.
Fruity delicious
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 12/06/2020
» Battle the year-round heat in Thailand with these cafes that offer a zesty range of food and drink options, all focused around a single fruit
We shall meet again
Life, Published on 13/04/2020
» Thailand without Songkran in April is unprecedented. But in a shocking move, the first meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration last month decided that the annual Songkran holidays -- April 13-15 -- should be postponed to later, undisclosed dates.
Music for Mumfie
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 08/11/2019
» Mumford & Sons is coming to Bangkok for their debut performance! The Grammy-award winning British rock band, which consists of Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane, was formed in 2007 and has released four studio albums so far. Their debut album Sigh No More climbed up to No.2 on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200, eventually earning them Best British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards 2011. Their second album Babel received a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2013. These are just a fraction of their long list of accolades and nominations they have garnered. It is so long that it warrants a separate page on Wiki!
The politics of trans acting
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/04/2018
» Kudos and controversy in film, and other happenings in this month's round-up of LGBT news
Strange brew
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 29/03/2018
» He went down to the crossroads, fell down on his knees, asked the Lord for mercy -- and somehow got it. In this biopic documentary, Eric Clapton -- his place in the pantheon of guitar god-dom guaranteed -- is a tragic genius denounced by his own mother and nurturing a desperate crush on his best friend's wife, which kept his guitar wailing and weeping. Here's a 60s-70s blues-rock maverick who sold his soul to heroin, cocaine, cognac, whatever, and when he emerged from the pit and things began to feel wonderful tonight, he lost his son in a terrible, terrible accident. That a new documentary about his life to date is allowed to end happily is proof that rock'n'roll (and life itself) can cheat the claws of fate and go on for longer than 12 bars.