• LIFE

  Banding together to help those in need

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 29/04/2020

  » Chula Marketplace, aimed primarily as an online marketplace for students and alumni of Chulalongkorn University affected by Covid-19, is one of the fastest-growing groups on Facebook. In just a couple of weeks, the group has grown to over 218,268 members and counting. However, to make the numerous products and services offered by members available to the wider public, the closed group recently launched a spin-off, which can also be accessed on Facebook.

• LIFE

  Enjoy your noodles the Thai way

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 08/02/2021

  » According to the Chinese calendar, we'll be welcoming the Year of the Ox this Friday. Thanks to the pandemic and for the first time as long as I could remember, the Chinese New Year of 2021 is officially regarded as a national holiday.

• OPINION

  Unity in Olympics

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 03/08/2020

  » If Covid-19 had not struck the planet, we would be enjoying humanity's most celebrated sporting event by now -- the Summer Olympics. This year's Olympics has been postponed and rescheduled to take place between July 23 and Aug 8 next year, leading many to now refer to it as Tokyo 2020+1. Anyway, thinking about the Olympics takes my thoughts back to Atlanta 1996.

• TRAVEL

  Holiday happenings

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 28/11/2019

  » If you haven't decided where to go for the upcoming holidays, maybe you should consider Phrae.

• TRAVEL

  Life on Memory Lane

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/02/2021

  » Have you ever stumbled upon a long-lost object that suddenly brought back forgotten moments, maybe a childhood toy or a postcard from someone special? What if you find yourself in a place full of such items? I don't know about you but the other day when I made my very first visit to the House of Museums I was bombarded by constant flashbacks.

• TRAVEL

  Mercury falling, spirits rising

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 10/12/2020

  » The Colours of Doi Tung Festival is one of Chiang Rai province's best-known annual events. Every weekend and public holiday in December and January, a fair featuring the sale of food and goods by hilltribe people and other ethnic groups living in Doi Tung and nearby mountains is held near the Mae Fah Luang Garden, a famous attraction that is part of Mae Fah Luang Foundation's Doi Tung Development Project. The idea is to draw more visitors to Doi Tung and enable the villagers to benefit from the high season.

• LIFE

  Museum dedicated to revered monk Man Bhuridatto reopens

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 14/07/2020

  » Not long before the lockdown began, a museum dedicated to one of Thailand's most respected monks opened at Wat Pathum Wanaram, the religious oasis in Siam-Ratchaprasong shopping district.

• LIFE

  A stroll back in time

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 02/07/2020

  » A refreshing breeze blew from the other side of the river, greeted by cheerfully rustling leaves of land and aquatic plants along its expansive path. Different kinds of egrets, thanks to their sizes and bright white plumage, could easily be spotted foraging near the waterside, but faint chirps in the air also revealed the presence of numerous other birds hiding among the foliage. In the river, a monitor lizard emerged from the dense floating patches of water hyacinth and swam leisurely in the open to the far bank. Meanwhile, along the lively yet tranquil waterway line traditional-style wooden houses built on tall stilts, some with boats moored at the water's edge.

• TRAVEL

  Skipping ahead

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 23/04/2020

  » Earlier this month when I launched this bi-weekly Travel Diary series, I had a gut feeling that this coronavirus pandemic could drag on a lot longer than many people had thought. Maybe it could even take a whole year. However, feedback revealed that readers were more optimistic and believe it won’t be that long. Some even suggested that it would benefit them more if — instead of featuring destinations suitable for the season that matches the current time of year, but may not be useful if the travel ban is still in place — I should just skip a couple of months ahead.

• LIFE

  A lesser-known side of Chinatown

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 12/03/2020

  » Song Wat road is merely 1.2-km long, but it still might take you a few hours to walk from one end to the other, especially if you are a history lover or a shutterbug.

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