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Ubon Ratchathani stages Candle Festival
Life, Published on 27/06/2024
» To mark Khao Phansa Day, the beginning of Buddhist Lent, the northeastern town of Ubon Ratchathani invites Buddhist pilgrims and tourists to take part in its annual Candle Festival featuring unique religious rituals and cultural activities throughout July.
Professional confessions to be heard in Bangkok
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 15/11/2023
» For the first time in Bangkok, Fuckup Nights, a global movement dedicated to fostering open conversations about professional failure, is coming to inspire audiences in Thailand's capital city.
A glimpse of Bhutanese heritage
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/08/2023
» Created by Bhutanese twin brothers Twinz -- Tashi Dendup and Ugyen Samdrup -- the art exhibition "Bliss" will help Thais learn more about Bhutan and Bhutanese culture. "Bliss" presents a collection of paintings inspired by Vajrayana Buddhism, psychedelics, shamanism, and both tangible and intangible aspects of Bhutanese culture.
Come learn about Tai culture at Siam Society
Life, Published on 04/04/2023
» Siam Society invites interested persons to learn about Tai culture, the ethnic background of over 80% of the people of Thailand, during a talk on "Tai, A Woven Culture" which will take place in its Lecture Room tomorrow at 7pm.
Artist JonOne's unique style comes to Bangkok
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 29/03/2023
» For the first time in Thailand, a solo exhibition by abstract expressionist graffiti painter JonOne is featured in Bangkok under the theme "Thaï Love" at The Art Gallery of Rosewood hotel.
Bangkok tops list of affordable destinations
Life, Online Reporters, Published on 26/05/2022
» A study by money.co.uk analysed the most popular cities around the world on their average costs for luxury travel factors, including the costs of 5-star hotels, spa hotels, Michelin star meals and luxury car rentals, to reveal the most affordable destinations for a luxury travel experience.
Time to do the soukous
Life, John Clewley, Published on 12/10/2021
» Congolese rumba, sometimes called rumba Lingala or rumba Congolais, is likely to join khon, a Thai masked dance drama, khaen music of Laos, chapei dang veng of Cambodia, Cuban son and Dominican bachata on Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. In August this year, the two countries from the Congo Basin, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of the Congo (ROC), announced a joint bid to add Congolese rumba to the list.
Back to their best
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 26/08/2021
» Although their third and long-awaited album Blue Weekend is finally out and getting rave reviews from critics and fans, UK alt-rock quartet Wolf Alice said it wasn't their plan to take four years to release a new record after Visions Of A Life in 2017 won the Mercury Prize.
UK music stars call on govt to cut post-Brexit tour costs
Life, Reuters, Published on 28/06/2021
» More than 200 music artists, including Radiohead, The Chemical Brothers and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, backed a campaign last week calling on the British government to reduce costs and red tape to make post-Brexit touring around Europe easier.
Resilient, redesigned and ready for business
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 05/02/2021
» Monkey Pod was first conceptualised in 2018 as a tapas bar serving gourmet light bites and plethora of exclusive beverages.