Showing 1 - 6 of 6
The modern caveman
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 02/01/2026
» Under the helm of chef and co-owner Vaughan Mabee, Amisfield in Queenstown, New Zealand, is known as the "world's wildest dining experience".
A textbook case of failure
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/05/2023
» In the past few weeks, there has been criticism of the Thai language textbook Pasa Patee for 5th graders. In the ninth chapter titled "Value Of Life", a rich girl named Yaibua tells her best friend Khaopoon, who is an orphan, that she wanted to die because her parents did not buy her a new mobile phone. Khaopoon took Yaibua to her orphanage where she experienced a meal of some rice, half a boiled egg and fish sauce. Everyone was happy and enjoyed the meal. This made Yaibua realise that happiness comes from a person's state of mind, not material possessions.
Reading towards success
Life, Story: Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 20/10/2020
» A morning machine that helps you get ready, a life jacket to prevent you from getting lost, and a puddle-making machine are all imaginative inventions that appear in Finnish children's book Tatu And Patu's Mad Machines, which forms part of the well-known Tatu And Patu book series by authors Aino Havukainen and Sami Toivonen. The two main characters in the book, Tatu and Patu, are creative and like to invent gadgets to solve problems in their everyday life.
Italian passion on a plate
Life, Published on 22/02/2019
» Until Sunday, St Regis Bangkok's Jojo restaurant is showcasing Italian guest chef Nicola Russo from Michelin-starred Tosca restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong.
Rehabilitating education
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 25/07/2018
» Sad but true, more than 50% of Thai students fail in maths and 47% in science. Students also fail at reading comprehension. Only 6% of Thai teachers can pass a basic English examination. The Thai education system is failing students.
Preserving history
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 30/04/2018
» Ruins and ancient sites are always under threat from time and disaster. The great flood of 2011, for instance, damaged 128 archeological sites on and around the city island of Ayutthaya. After the incident, the government provided a budget of 600 million baht for the clean-up and restoration work, and there was also financial and technical aid from Unesco, as well as certain foreign countries.