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All That Jazz and More
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 21/12/2012
» What makes a hotel five-star? For most people it's the service, ideally utterly charming and catering to your every outlandish whim. For others it's the food, with delicious menus conjured up by international kitchen-wizards. For others yet it's the other guests: one's view must be peopled with those of a certain station. Add a concierge who knows how to get you into the best nightspots, or, if sir prefers, the worst nightspots.
Truffle Hound Heaven
News, Gary Boyle, Published on 30/12/2014
» It's odd how we ascribe value these days. We're happy to spend several hundred baht daily for a couple of coffees and a stale bun, but baulk at rewarding a musician's soulful outpourings by actually paying the same amount for an album. Food, however, in its stubborn refusal to be digitised, has avoided devaluation and Bangkokians are seeking ever higher and more expensive culinary experiences. Michelin-trained chefs used to be enough but now we crave an actual multi-Michelin-star celebrity in the kitchen. Decadent treats like foie gras perennially pop up on every festive menu whether people actually enjoy them or not. But this month Centara Grand at CentralWorld has trumped them all with its truffle menu.
Tidal flooding in Samut Prakan
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/12/2017
» A very high tide caused flooding in coastal Samut Prakan's Phra Samut Chedi and Phra Pradaeng districts, leading to severe traffic congestion along Suk Sawat Road on Wednesday morning.
A teacher’s tale
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/12/2017
» Test Yourself is where you can improve your reading skills. Whether it’s for tests like University Entrance Exams or IELTS and TOEFL, or even just for fun, these pages help you to read, understand and improve your English.
Dead man comes home
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/12/2017
» A Si Sa Ket man who was believed dead and cremated in May has returned home very much alive, to his family's great astonishment, and is now seeking to correct the official record.
Police warn of huge immigration queues
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/12/2017
» Tourists applying for a visa on arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport are likely to face up to a four-hour wait during the New Year period due to a tough screening process to catch undesirables trying to enter the Kingdom.
Money pours in for homeless minibus driver and son
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/01/2018
» SONGKHLA: Runroj Thiprat, 62, and his 10-year-old son have been living in the rented minibus he drives for almost a year because he could not earn enough - but all that is about to change.
Thaksin talks elections
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/02/2018
» When the next election will take place is impossible to predict due to the regime's apparent desire to hang on to power as well as a factor which "cannot be mentioned," according to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, quoted by a source in the Pheu Thai Party.
Rising water obstructs search for trapped students, coach
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/06/2018
» Rising water levels on Monday afternoon have complicated the search of 12 young footballers and their coach who have gone missing for three days as divers are trying to move further.
More rain slows cave rescue
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/06/2018
» CHIANG RAI: High-pressure water pumps were installed at Tham Luang cave early Wednesday morning as rescuers continued efforts to rescue 12 trapped young footballers and their coach, but were unable to stem the rising floodwater inside the cave, Thai Navy SEAL said on their Facebook page.