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Dragons and blessings at lucky temple
News, Published on 10/02/2024
» The Year of the Dragon begins on Saturday, the start of the Lunar New Year, which is especially meaningful for Thais with Chinese ancestry.
A melting pot
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 30/03/2023
» Late in the morning, my caffeine-dependent friends and I made a pit stop at the newly opened Pua Tobacco Barn Café & Eatery to refuel before leaving the popular town of Pua, close to the Xienghone-Hongsa special economic zone between Nan and Laos.
April Fools' Day Jokes That Should Be Real
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 01/04/2022
» Although April Fools' Day isn't a Thai tradition, to begin with, every year businesses and brands have jumped on this good-natured humour bandwagon with their out-there ideas for products and services. And I must admit some of them are simply brilliant that I wish they were true. Here're a few memorable April Fools' Day jokes I wish they could just be real for your entertainment.
A 'welfare city' challenge
News, Published on 17/01/2022
» The former president of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) has vowed to turn Bangkok into a welfare city if he is elected as the capital's next governor.
5 elements, 5 senses, inspiring dishes
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 24/09/2021
» It's no secret that hidden gems lie deep in the alleyways of Yaowarat and this is perhaps, what draws the endless stream of people to this part of Bangkok, pandemic or not.
How to be a 'neighbourdude'
Life, Published on 18/06/2020
» Making friends with a stranger in Beijing, having an appointment with an Indian friend at an unfamiliar venue and cooking takoyaki with a lovely family in Japan are parts of the travelling book Pra Thed Baan Puen (Neighbourdude Country) written by Nath Suppavatee.
Hail the hawkers' haab
B Magazine, Published on 29/03/2020
» If you ever come across a hawker selling khanom jeen namya (rice noodles in fish and anchovy curry sauce) in a flea market upcountry, you will see diners sitting on small stools in front of the haab (the hawkers' containers loaded with food), with their left hand holding a plate and right hand holding a spoon.
A glimmer of hope in dark times
News, Published on 23/02/2020
» The recent wave of shootings and constant fear over the coronavirus recalls what Claudius said in Hamlet: "When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions". And these "battalions" of sorrow have been plunging Thais into deep depression.
Memories of Chinatown
B Magazine, Published on 19/01/2020
» About 80 years ago, the Chinatown along Charoen Krung and Yaowarat roads was a bustling commercial centre. The places were like a gigantic department store selling everything. People from around the country knew they could find all types of goods there.
Daytripping in Bangkok
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/08/2019
» Nakhonchai Air bus operator has launched a one-day Bangkok trip.