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Private art museum Dib Bangkok opens in Thailand in honour of late collector
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/01/2026
» With his curly hair and thick-rimmed glasses, the late Thai collector Petch Osathanugrah cut a distinct figure. An industrialist, musician and heir to a popular energy drink company, he amassed a vast collection of more than 1,000 artworks and was in the early stages of building a private museum in Bangkok when he died from a heart attack in 2023.
Thai vocalists to perform royal compositions at charity concert
Life, Published on 25/09/2025
» Thai vocalists will join hands to perform royal compositions during "Royal Jazz For The Chaipattana Foundation Volume 2", which will take place at SX Grand Plenary Hall, ground floor of Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Ratchadaphisek Road, on Saturday at 7pm.
Explore 5 Must-See Zones at Sustainability Expo 2024
Published on 23/09/2024
» The Sustainability Expo (SX) 2024 is set to return as ASEAN’s largest sustainability event, taking place from September 27 to October 6, 2024, at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand. Now in its fifth consecutive year, SX has grown into a regional platform for sustainability, innovation, and collaboration. Supported by five leading corporations—Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd., PTT Public Co., Ltd., SCG, ThaiBev, and Thai Union Group Public Co., Ltd.—SX 2024 aims to inspire businesses, governments, and individuals to work together toward a sustainable future.
Discover 4 Inspiring Zones on the LG Floor at SX 2024
Published on 20/09/2024
» The Sustainability Expo (SX) 2024, ASEAN’s largest event focused on sustainable innovation, returns from 27th September to 6th October 2024 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok. As a premier platform for exploring global sustainability practices and solutions, SX 2024 invites individuals, businesses, and governments to collaborate and engage in creating a more sustainable future. With a theme centred on “Sufficiency for Sustainability,” inspired by Thailand's Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), the expo promises a holistic view of environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
Cool spots for Songkran
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 12/04/2024
» This year's Songkran festival is special since it is the first after the holiday was formally recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage event by Unesco four months ago. In Bangkok alone, grand celebrations and activities are awaiting revellers at shopping malls, temples and tourist attractions. Here are some recommended venues to take part in water splashing to promote the nation's soft power.
Getting soft power right
Life, Prof Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 08/01/2024
» After three months in office, the Srettha Thavisin government has raved on about populist policies in the guise of digital wallets and soft power projects that will create income to boost our declining economy. With optimism, we learned that Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai party leader and head of the National Soft Power Strategy Committee (NSPSC), has drafted a budget of 5.1 billion baht to boost festivals and creative industries. It is welcoming news to hear this government is priortising art, music, literature, design, fashion, film, food, games, sports and festivals as essential sources for the creative economy. Where this enormous chunk of budget will come from, like digital wallets, remains to be seen.
The lungs of Bangkok
Life, Published on 11/12/2023
» The vitality of urban living is intricately linked to the presence of trees. Robust, mature trees offer us pure air, invigorate coolness, offer visual delight and provide dust filtration. Whether they are in public parks, on pavements or in our own homes, if we all help to care for them properly, according to arboricultural principles, large trees can live with us for a long time.
Sharing culture across the seas
Life, Published on 18/08/2023
» To demonstrate its dedication to enhancing the SEA communities, C Asean recently hosted the Asean Matariki Night 2023 to emphasise the cultural connections between the Maori and Thai Song Dam ethnic groups, which can serve as a foundation for increased economic, social and cultural collaboration and eventually contribute to the growth of the ethnic communities.
C asean hosts common culture heritage "Maori & Thai Song Dam"
Published on 21/07/2023
» C asean underlines its leadership in fostering connectivity and reinforcing the ASEAN community through the organization of the Common Culture Heritage "Maori & Thai Song Dam" project. The ASEAN Matariki Night 2023 was organized to commemorate the Maori New Year, Matariki, and celebrate cultural similarities of Maori and Thai Song Dam ethnics groups which can serve as foundation for enhanced economic, social and cultural collaboration, ultimately leading to development of the ethnic communities.
Keep cool and cultured at Water Festival 2023
Life, Published on 10/04/2023
» Organiser ThaiBev along with The Tourism Authority of Thailand and other partners celebrate the Thai New Year with Water Festival 2023 in six provinces across all four regions of Thailand, starting this Thursday and running until Sunday.