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Is Leipzig set to be the new Berlin?
B Magazine, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/07/2017
» 'Why don't you check out the Spinnerei? My son and I go there a lot," said a man who was hanging out with his young son by the canal, as I asked him for directions to the old industrial part of Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony, Germany.
Bangkok biking a year in review
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/12/2013
» Bangkok has certainly taken another step closer to achieving an ambitious goal - to become a bicycle-friendly city. From being almost alien to Bangkok streets a few years ago, bicycles have gained in popularity, with an increase in the number of cyclists. For some, cycling is a hobby, while for others wanting to save time and energy, it is part of everyday life. Due to the rise in the number of cyclists, this mode of green transport became a policy issue for candidates in the Bangkok gubernatorial elections earlier this year _ the first time it attracted attention from top policymakers.
No longer in a pickle
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 03/09/2013
» From a common food for all, pickled vegetables have sometimes been associated with an unhealthy diet over the past couple of years.
Life on the high seas
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 09/07/2013
» For the past 32 years, Krisada Onporat has lived on the high seas. But he isn't living the Thai version of Piscine Patel from famous novel Life Of Pi or an inmate on some prison barge.
Rising from the Floodwaters
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 11/07/2012
» Anake Nawigamune never thought he would be celebrating the 11th anniversary of his House of Museums with its reopening.
A fishy tale
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 20/07/2012
» Behind its pungent smell and unpleasant look, pla-ra fermented fish _ a notorious ingredient many people love to hate _ is providing food for thought at Museum Siam.
Rooting for nature
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 16/08/2012
» Nammon Welployngam is a young leader and activist of the Wat Kae Nang Loeng community in Bangkok. But upset by the temple's landscape improvement plan that may rid the monastic compound of a towering tamarind tree that is a symbol of her community, she didn't resort to protest in the typical sense of the word. Instead, she gave the tree a goodbye hug and moved on to Facebook.
There goes the neighbourhood
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 21/08/2012
» 'Take as many photos of this area as you want. What you can see today will soon be all gone," said Sunee Narongrit, a resident of Amphawa, as she gazed at a row of decades-old wooden houses facing onto the canal.
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.
The slow and the curious
B Magazine, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/03/2012
» 'This car is the result of an argument between two designers," says Jiraporn Ruanngoen, a guide at the Jesada Technik classic car museum, as she opens the right door on a tiny, fridge-sized vehicle.