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Look to the bright side
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 30/01/2012
» There's always a positive side to every bad luck. For those whose houses were hit by floods last year, this is a good time to rearrange your homes and welcome the Year of the Dragon. Damage caused by floodwater makes it easier for you to decide which pieces to throw away and which to keep, and where exactly the new furniture should be placed.
Demolition plan meets defiance
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 01/02/2012
» When there's a land development plan, the first things to go are usually old buildings in the vicinity. The older they are, the faster they go, as aged structures often require higher maintenance costs. That seems to be the case at Wat Suan Phlu in Bang Rak district, which is seeking to demolish and replace old buildings belonging to the temple.
Temple demolition raises dilemma
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/05/2012
» When Phra Ratwachiramolee, the abbot of Wat Suan Phlu, wanted to renovate his temple last year, he felt he didn't have much choice but to demolish old wooden buildings to pave way for a new multi-purpose concrete building. But his plan was opposed by groups of conservationists.
Out with the old
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 26/12/2012
» This year was a tough one for conservationists who have been vehemently fighting to preserve national heritage under threat in the name of "development".
Scala goes digital
Life, Published on 07/03/2013
» For 42 years Scala cinema has projected films as film was supposed to be projected: with 35mm print, rolled into a plate as light beams through the strips and atomises the moving pictures that hit the screen. Now the theatre has evolved, along with the whole world.
Fruit in flux in a race to the top
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 10/11/2013
» Anyone who pays attention to the culinary scene here knows that it is constantly in motion. New dishes appear and old favourites recede. Influences from abroad are absorbed, and new approaches are taken to the way ingredients are used as different ones because available or appropriate. Flavours alter, too, in response to shifting preferences. But once a given dish stops changing it means that it has reached an ideal and stable form.
No elephant, But artists, In the room
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 08/05/2014
» ''‘The Other Room: Exploring The Other’s Life”, an art party in which more than 20 artists gathered last weekend, was set in an abandoned guest house slated for imminent demolition (although it will be rebuilt as Thong Lor Art Space). “The Other Room”, produced by Democrazy Theatre Studio, invited artists to make use of the space as is now, turning each room into a creative cocoon.
Milking the cash cow
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/09/2014
» Chokchai Farm, one of the largest ranches in Southeast Asia, plans to renovate a 150 rai plot of its land in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima province, to pave the way for new tourist attractions.
A tall tale of wrong decisions in Ruamrudee
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/12/2014
» When the Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the Aetas Hotel on Soi Ruamrudee had to be demolished, it served up a huge lesson for the real estate developer and for City Hall.
Navy, Arts dept in ancient wall spat
News, Published on 03/01/2015
» The Royal Thai Navy and Fine Arts Department are at odds over renovations around a disputed wall area at the navy headquarters.