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Scent of the unusual
B Magazine, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 18/03/2012
» Jutamas Theantae worked as a food and beverage director for many years, and while it is a post she still holds, it is her re-entry into the kitchen as head chef that has improved her quality of life, she says. Jutamas, or Chef Som, has a degree in lithography from Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, India, the town Nobel literature laureate Rabindranath Tagore made famous.
Grandiose wedding
Muse, Published on 17/03/2012
» [WHAT] Wedding of Klangchol Suwanmongkol and Tunyakarn Chirabandhu.
Film premiere puts environment in focus
Life, Oraya Sutabutr, Published on 15/03/2012
» Once upon a time, there were trees, lots of them. The air was refreshing and even bears weren't hard to find. Birds and squirrels lived in these trees, and near the trees were clear streams where fish swam happily.
Floral floater
Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 14/03/2012
» The cultural wealth of the people in tropical Asia, such as Bali in Indonesia or Chiang Mai and Bangkok in Thailand, never fails to amaze and impress visitors. Be it the architecture, art, music, traditional performances, and, of course, the flower culture. No one can deny that one of the greatest charms of these tropical lands is that it's always spring time and the flowers are always in bloom.
Man with a mission
Life, Published on 12/03/2012
» Vikrom Kromadit is a dexterous juggernaut. Businessman, philanthropist and writer, he has successfully accomplished every task in these roles no matter how diverse and demanding they are. Amata Industrial Estate in Chon Buri province _ a location he specifically chose given its higher ground and flood safety _ was unaffected by last year's massive flood; his Amata Foundation has been a patronage of the arts and other social charities; and his books have all been very successful, including Phom Ja Pen Kon Dee. While Be A Better Man has sold over 1.6 million copies and has been turned into a television series (Fai Amata), in which heart-throb Charkrit Yamnarm plays the lead role.
On the track of a mystery melon
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 11/03/2012
» For nearly 15 years, Peter and Rita Zimmermann have regarded Thailand as their second home, spending five to six months of the year in Bangkok to escape the European winter and then returning to Germany in the summer. Both gardening enthusiasts, their home in Freiburg in the Black Forest area near the German border with Switzerland and France is full of botanical reminders of sunny, tropical Thailand.
Hospital pills 'Myanmar bound'
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 07/03/2012
» The Department of Special Investigation suspects that smuggled cold and allergy tablets seized from two hospitals were to be sent to illegal drug makers in Myanmar.
Girl with the big bass
Life, Published on 05/03/2012
» She may not be a nominated actress _ she's not even an actress _ but jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding had her Oscar moment at the 84th annual Academy Awards, when her rendition of Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World became the talk of the town for its mesmerising, soulful interpretation.
Finding freedom in fusion
B Magazine, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 04/03/2012
» Last week, Chiang Mai-based artist Pakitsilp Varamissara had three exhibitions concurrently running in the capital, comprising some 200 works from a career spanning 30 years.