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A garden of tomorrow, rooted in heritage
Life, Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 18/12/2025
» The Nai Lert Flower & Garden Art Fair returns with a tribute to the group's origins. Revisiting its roots, the iconic event will be staged partly inside a hotel for the first time in decades, marking a symbolic homecoming.
Green and grey
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 25/04/2025
» The hotel founding family's fingerprints are all over the Aman Nai Lert Bangkok. Quite literally. But it's done so in the most magnificent and tasteful way possible. Before arriving at their suites, guests must pass a double-floored atrium, fitted with a stillwater black pool and white boulder oasis that ticks all the boxes of a Zen rock and sand garden. Towering over this peaceful cocoon are discreet but impressive plaster panels textured with curving stripes. These are not sand dune lines, but Thanphuying Lursakdi Sampatisiri's enlarged fingerprints -- a tribute to the hotel founder's grandmother and forward-thinking matriarch that has shaped Bangkok's Nai Lert Park today.
Bridging cultures
Life, John Clewley, Published on 18/06/2024
» In 2011, Iraqi musician, actor and writer Ahmed Moneka was working as an artist and actor. He studied at Baghdad's Institute of Fine Art and, according to Canada's The Globe And Mail, he was the first black TV presenter in the country. His father, also a well-known comedy actor, was the pioneer. Moneka went into the "family business".
No longer a forbidden kingdom
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 28/10/2022
» Pristine nature has long been a key feature of the Kingdom of Bhutan since it began welcoming guests in 1974.
Timeless love
Life, Sawarin Suwichakornpong, Published on 13/08/2021
» Kim Bo-young is one of the most prolific science fiction writers of East Asia. At home in South Korea, where she is currently based, she won the best novella award in the first round of the Korean Science & Technology Creative Writing Award with The Experience Of Touch, her first published book. She has also won the annual South Korea SF novel award twice. Kim has a forthcoming English translated short story and novellas in the United States. I'm Waiting For You And Other Stories is her first English translation work published in the UK.
Aman Villas Nusa Dua
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 03/10/2019
» A gateway to Indonesia, Aman Villas Nusa Dua is within easy reach of the vibrant districts of Sanur, Jimbaran, Kuta, Legian and Seminyak. The villas are also the perfect starting point for a journey through Indonesia with Aman: Amandari, Amankila, Amanwana and Amanjiwo.
Learn muay Thai
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/09/2019
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched the Awesome Muay Thai guidebook.
Aman launches first-ever skincare line
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 16/10/2018
» Luxury resorts group Aman, which began with Amanpuri in Phuket, has always been at the forefront of wellness and health. To celebrate its 30th anniversary this year, the brand enters the world of beauty with the recent launch of its skincare products.
The world of wine in your pocket
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 04/07/2018
» While many may know the golden oldie Summer Wine, made famous by Nancy Sinatra, Thailand's tropical heat does leave one hungry for more than strawberries and cherries. To make sure you survive the summer (and yearly heat), Thailand's first wine app is here.