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Real monkey business
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 14/12/2012
» This is a lovely little kiosk run by lovely little women, and sometimes frequented by lovely little people with an after-school sweet-toothed craving. ChimpChimp Crepes & Co, on the ground level of Le Chateau Mansion in Soi Ekamai 12 next to Ekamai International School, is an enchanting elfin cabin (it would've been perfect were it set by the woods, but alas...) serving warm crepes, silky gelato, crunchy waffles, homemade ice-cream and hot and cold drinks, smoothies and coffee, all in a snug open-air corner of sofas and benches.
Our man in Ramadan
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 29/07/2013
» In a recent episode of a television show he's hosting, Mohammad Shareef takes his viewers on a tour of Bangkok's Chinatown. After walking around and showing us the area's attractions _ in a similar format to most variety programmes on Thai TV _ Mohammad proceeds to the show's next highlight: an ancient mosque in the middle of the capital's Chinese neighbourhood, where the host joins the congregation in an afternoon prayer. The muezzin's call, the Koran recital and the solemn rite in the mosque are all parts of the programme.
Billboard comes to Thailand - 122 years on
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/04/2016
» Billboard, the 122-year-old music magazine and an authority on chart reporting, finally has a Thai edition. The first volume just came out this week, with Zayn Malik, former member of One Direction, on the cover. It's a fortnightly free mag, and you can pick one up at most BTS and MRT stations, as well as at urban hangouts such as Dean & Deluca, Coffee Bean by Dao, Casa Lapin, J Avenue and many more.
Beyond the cinematic glitz
B Magazine, Kong Rithdee, Published on 20/05/2018
» In the past 10 days the seaside city of Cannes has been in the news with noisy fanfare and dazzling colour, led by pictures of bare-shouldered stars sauntering down the red carpet on a daily basis. It happens every year in May, as the world's largest cine-event, the Cannes Film Festival, attracts thousands of journalists, photographers and industry professionals to the Mediterranean resort town made out to become a self-contained universe of glamour. Throughout its 71st edition, which ended yesterday, Cannes once again commanded the attention of the world.