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Enjoy fresh veggie treats at Gourmet Market
Life, Published on 07/10/2024
» Gourmet Market and Gourmet Eats have become a festive market for fresh vegetarian food and ingredients from famous sources and markets across the country during the "Gourmet J -- The Legend" campaign, which is running at all branches, until Friday.
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.
Welcome to durian country
Life, Stephen Steele, Published on 14/07/2022
» Like many towns in Thailand's vast northern countryside, Laplae district is shrouded in myths and legends. One myth concerns dishonest men being denied entry due to their deceitful ways. Honesty is a prized characteristic here and those who lie are believed to be unable to ever locate the town.
Beyond the malls
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 07/09/2020
» Although their neighbourhood may be known for its malls and cheap wares, local galleries, art centres and community members are joining forces to weave a bridge of art and culture through the Pathumwan Art Routes Project (PARs), aiming to spur the economy after foreign tourists have dwindled amid a pandemic.
When women make movies
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 05/03/2019
» To help mark International Women's Day on Friday, "Wonder Women: When Women Make Movies" is a month-long programme of female-directed movie screenings, showing 13 Thai films from the 1960s to the present, plus a free screening of Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman (2017) at Sri Salaya Theatre, Thai Film Archive, Buddha Monthon Sai 5 Road.
Likay lives on
Life, John Clewley, Published on 07/08/2018
» My first experience of popular theatre in Thailand was a likay performance in the main market in Chumpon. I had not been in Thailand for long and was on my way back from a trip to Malaysia, travelling by local bus and train.
Towards better tourism
Life, Story: Pichaya Svasti, Published on 03/05/2018
» Due to the high popularity of the period TV series Bupphesanniwat (Love Destiny), scores of Thais dressed in traditional outfits have flocked to heritage sites, especially in Ayutthaya. The trend instils cultural and heritage appreciation in people, but has also led to traffic jams, garbage and other problems. Some tourists litter and damage the historic sites while others have taken home broken bricks as souvenirs.
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.
Dramatic love for heritage
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 29/03/2018
» Ketsurang, a plump archaeologist, inadvertently travels back in time from the present day to the reign of the Ayutthaya Kingdom's King Narai the Great (1656-1688) over 300 years ago. Her soul resides in the body of a gorgeous yet mean woman, Karaket, whose soul left her body for hell due to her severe sins. While in the Ayutthaya Kingdom, she is mesmerised by the traditional way of life and the stunning beauty of palaces, temples, rivers, markets and forts. The novel-turned-TV series Bupphesanniwat (Love Destiny) is very popular nationwide and tens of thousands fans flock to Ayutthaya to visit the ancient sites.