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Great shoes, perfect fit: Bring on the Birkenstocks
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 26/09/2023
» This year has been nothing short of happening for German footwear brand, Birkenstock. Just recently, the company -- best known for its premium sandals -- filed an initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange, which could value the company at US$8 billion (288 billion baht), according to estimates.
Soul chef
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 27/05/2017
» Frank Sinatra's New York, New York comprehensively captures why Hong Thaimee first decided to chase her dreams in the Big Apple 10 years ago. "You know that song right, how it says if you can make it there you can make it anywhere," the New York-based chef and founder of Ngam Restaurant in East Village explains. "It's a city where all the best of the world is at, including food."
Laos en vogue
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 14/03/2014
» They say to buy real French haute couture starts at around a million — something that also applies to Lao haute couture as well. Here, however, it’s more like 1 million kip (4,000 baht) we’re talking about. And that, thankfully, is only about a month’s worth of lunches, as opposed to a lifetime of lunches, dinners, breakfasts and snacks — for the whole village. Much of the Lao fashion scene still operates within the confines of traditional culture and propriety, but nevertheless, it is an industry that recently got its official milestone beginning.
Continuing compassion
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 23/10/2012
» The legendary forest conservationist Seub Nakhasathien was known for his unstinting efforts to save and protect wildlife in Huay Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, which was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) in 1991 and is spread over Kanchanaburi, Tak and Uthai Thani provinces. His suicide from stress over failing to save wild animals 22 years ago shocked Thailand, but his good name and crusade remain in the hearts of many today.