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    Deconstructing Isan

    Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 27/04/2022

    » If you need one, just one, reason to visit Udon Thani in Thailand's Northeast, it would be to eat at chef Weerawat "Num" Triyasenawat's brilliant Samuay & Sons. Since I first wrote about Num in 2018, Samuay & Sons has gone far beyond its menu of local ingredients cooked with medicinal values in mind.

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    Princess Sirivannavari honours her grandparents with new textiles book

    Life, Published on 28/01/2022

    » To underline a commitment to the royal wishes of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother in preserving Thai cultural heritage, HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya recently launched Thai Textiles Trend Book Autumn/Winter 2022-2023 that celebrates local wisdom and unique Thai weaving handicrafts.

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    100% fresh

    Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 04/01/2019

    » A familiar pok-pok sound greets me as I enter the newly-renovated Charoen Krung favourite, 80/20. This is intentional, I later learn, intended to remind diners that 80/20 is a Thai kitchen serving Thai cuisine. The expanded space has a wall with murals by local artist Luke Satoru and Khun Rose, the mother of one of 80/20's chefs.

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    Joy amid hardship

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/05/2021

    » Rusty tin shacks sprawl under high-rises and billboards. Rubbish scatters and floats down the foul-smelling river. Last year, fire broke out near a local mosque. With the third wave of the coronavirus outbreak, the Klong Toey neighbourhood is hanging by a thread.

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    Putting Thai food to the test

    Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 21/09/2018

    » The clock on the wall turned 10am. The ambience around the student centre building at a Nairobi university was dormant and calm, except a training kitchen where groups of young people, all wearing aprons and caps, busily made a dish. Some measured ingredients while their buddies read recipes out loud; others putt meat into the pot. The scene was almost chaotic with sounds of utensils clanking and bite-sized meat sizzling on frying pans.

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    Sumptuous meals in luxurious settings

    Holiday Time, Published on 24/12/2019

    » Celebrate New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with dining and entertainment options offered throughout the hotel.

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    New grooves for your perusal

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 09/11/2021

    » The legendary Peruvian singer-songwriter Susana Baca tops the November Transglobal World Music Chart with her new album, Palabras Urgentes (Real World), which was released last month. The album celebrates the 50th anniversary of an amazing career, which has encompassed ethnomusicology, researching folklore and teaching, a long career as a singer, and a stint as Minister of Culture.

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    Hooters goes Thai

    Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 06/12/2019

    » To reinvigorate the brand, Hooters Thailand, under new management, has decided to localise flavours to cater to the Thai market.

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    Tracking the path of the virus

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 29/12/2020

    » From an animal market in Wuhan, to the spread of the novel coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess, to Seoul's nightclub scene, the virus has still not stopped wreaking havoc on the world's population. Just last week, the first case of Covid-19 was reported in Antarctica at a Chilean research station.

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    Lift up your voice

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 10/10/2023

    » South Africa has a long tradition of harmony singing, stretching back to Soloman Linda's famous 1933 song Mbube, which created a genre of its own to isicathamiya folk singing that led to one of the country's most potent popular genres, mbaqanga and on to gospel choirs.

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