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Young chefs live out their culinary dreams
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/01/2018
» It's much easier today for kitchen amateurs to thrive as a chef.
Southeast Asian masters in the spotlight
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 17/01/2018
» To any regular art enthusiast, the mention of 19th century artists brings to mind European (especially French) masters like Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas. Asian artists rarely get any mention or recognition -- and unless you're Indonesian or Filipino, the names Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman (1811-1880) and Juan Luna y Novicio (1857-1899) would probably mean nothing to you.
Narrative of Monuments
Life, Published on 17/01/2018
» Kata Sangkhae's conceptual photographs of the Democracy Monument may inspire hope or despair according to the viewer's interpretation. Against the night sky, at times blurry and then in sharp focus but without detail definition, his non-naturalistic images of blinding light on the golden replica of the constitution convey tall white shapes evocative of disembodied spirits.
Report from the far South
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/01/2018
» The first issue of The Melayu Review has the clean sophistication of a respectable literary journal. The layout is unfussy, the photographs black-and-white, and the text in Thai, in shipshape blocks. An editor's note on the first page quotes Dostoyevsky: "But how could you live and have no story to tell?"
Who Loves Bangkok More Than Me?
Life, Published on 10/01/2018
» Maura Moynihan presents a solo exhibition which shows her passion for the city of Bangkok, which is -- in her view -- a feast of beauty. Viewers are invited to explore this manic metropolis through her paintings of citywide locales.
Japan's AKB48 all-girl pop group to get Thai 'sister'
Kyodo News, Published on 28/03/2016
» The ever-expanding Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48 will branch out to Thailand and the Philippines, its management agency said.
Skin Deep?
Guru, Published on 26/07/2013
» In Thailand, the topic of physical beauty - whether yours, ours or a stranger's - has become a huge part of our culture. Like a personal bowel movement, appearance is a casual topic that can be brought up in any conversation. After all, friends and acquaintances comment on weight or skin colour often immediately after a sawasdee.
Vote for pedro
Guru, Published on 08/03/2013
» It's just a scientific fact that everyone can always use a new bag in their wardrobe. So to help spruce up your style, we're giving away two bags from Pedro. One lucky lady will win a bag worth B3,390, while a cool dude will win the other bag valued at B3,890.
Fairytale touch to jewellery design contest
Life, Published on 17/07/2012
» The Gem and Jewellery Institute of Thailand (GIT) invites both Thai and foreign designers in Asian countries to enter the GIT Gem and Jewellery Design Award 2012 to vie for cash prizes worth US$12,000 (380,000 baht).