• TRAVEL

  Minor Hotels scoops up 24 accolades at LIV Hospitality Design Awards

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 23/05/2023

  » Minor Hotels, an international hotel owner, operator and investor from Thailand, recently won an unprecedented number of accolades in recognition of exceptional architecture, design and guest experiences from the jury of the third LIV Hospitality Design Awards. The jury of 41 comprises architects, designers, hoteliers, developers and leaders in the fields of architectural and interior design.

• LIFE

  Policing plastic waste

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 22/05/2020

  » Pimpan Diskul na Ayudhya is a development practitioner, who began her career with The Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage for two years. She furthered her studies at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, where she focused on international business relations and environmental policy.

• LIFE

  Movies for All

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 14/02/2020

  » Chatchai Aphibanpoonpon, founder of Klong Dinsor, is the man behind Pannana, an app that helps blind people enjoy movies through audio description. The 35-year-old Thammasat alumnus talks about his mission to better the lives of people with disabilities through several projects.

• OPINION

  Honour Loy Krathong the right way

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 08/11/2019

  » If you think I'm going to point out how ironic Loy Krathong (November 11) is, you're wrong, dear readers. But, in case you need a refresher, it doesn't make any sense whatsoever that we ask for forgiveness from the Water Goddess for using and contaminating her water by dumping beautifully decorated floating baskets (which overnight turn into garbage) on her.

• OPINION

  Travel Struggles Thais Can Relate To

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 01/11/2019

  » If you're fortunate enough to travel on a regular basis, you may start to pick up on little quirks that come with it. While I don't consider myself consumed by wanderlust, I would like to think that I've travelled enough to be able to share a few amusing quirks and struggles I discovered along the way. For your entertainment (and in some cases, our common commiseration), here are travel titbits Thai can relate to.

• LIFE

  New Kids on the Block

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 26/07/2019

  » The wet season may want to make you hole up and wait out the rain (perfect bed weather and all that) but it doesn't seem to slow down new venues popping up in Bangkok. From a new upscale dining destination to a low-key night market in the city centre, here are five new and upcoming venues that are worth braving the rain for.

• LIFE

  Doodler dream

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 01/02/2019

  » They say a picture is worth 1,000 words but perhaps this classic idiom needs an update. Let's go with, "a Line sticker is worth 1,000 words and some cash too if you know how to make them". Mouthful, I know, but read on and all will become clear.

• LIFE

  Market maker

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 04/01/2019

  » The 10th edition of Made by Legacy Market (fb.com/MadeByLegacy, www.madebylegacy.com) will take place at Sermsuk Warehouse between Charoen Nakhon 13-15 from Jan 11-13, 3pm to midnight. The riverside market will cover 10 rai and be the biggest one ever, featuring 200 shops and vendors. Shoppers can expect vintage and antique items, vinyl records, designer brands, local craft, furniture, fashion items and knick-knacks. Classic cars and motorcycles will be on display for your IG moments, while food and drink, and vinyl tunes will add to the merriment. Admission fee is B100 per person per day. Get off at BTS Saphan Taksin and take a short ferry ride to the market.

• LIFE

  The dystopian director part II

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 03/11/2017

  » Writer/director Stephan Zlotescu first came into our radar after his acclaimed sci-fi short film titled True Skin, which was shot in Thailand four years ago and got picked by Amazon Studios for a possible TV series adaptation. True Skin depicts a dark future where enhancing your body with machine is the norm. Currently it is in development and Nicole Perlman, writer of Guardians of the Galaxy, has been attached to the project.

• LIFE

  What's in a nickname?

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 30/09/2016

  » Earlier this month, New Zealand Herald reported that Thai students were asked to adopt new nicknames for "smoother cultural integration" in New Zealand. You see, some Thai names and nicknames just sound so unfavourable in English. You know, the likes of Poo, Pee or Porn for instance, for obvious reasons.

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