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Enjoy a night at the opera with Princess Sirivannavari
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 23/07/2024
» Don't miss your chance to see Madama Butterfly tomorrow night. Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya will also grace the stage and the cast includes performers from the renowned Vienna Opera Production alongside local performers in supporting roles. The show will take place at 7.30pm in the Main Hall of the Thailand Cultural Centre.
Celebration of tradition
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/01/2023
» Veteran filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda became known after winning the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for the crime drama Shoplifters despite having directed films and TV series for nearly three decades. Renowned for his gentle sense of pacing, simple yet beautiful cinematography, and a focus on the complexities of family relationships, he showcased his skills in previous works such as After The Storm (2016), Like Father, Like Son (2013) and Nobody Knows (2004). However, the one that has stuck in my mind to this day is Our Little Sister (2015), a female-focused drama that gave us a cosy, heartwarming family story, along with rich cultural and beautiful vistas of the Japanese countryside.
Let your starlight shine
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 17/01/2023
» Veteran actress Michelle Yeoh gave an impressive, emotional acceptance speech at the 80th Golden Globe Awards last week in Beverly Hills, California.
Changing stereotypes, conquering hate
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 28/04/2021
» Former US president Donald J. Trump often referred last year to Covid-19 as the "kung flu", "Asian virus" or "China virus", mostly because it originated in this part of the world.
Speciality beans head to virtual coffee auction
Life, Published on 29/09/2020
» Up to 45 producers and 56 types of speciality-grade coffee from 12 countries will join the first "Singapore Virtual (Micro Lot) Specialty Coffee Auction" on Thursday from 2pm to 4pm Bangkok time.
A haven for coffee lovers
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/06/2020
» No reasons are ever needed for a person to pursue a good cup of coffee. And no coffee genres are better than others. What only matters is the coffee that suits and soothes you. For those who haven't found your caffeine match, let me introduce you to four visit-worthy coffee shops at the luxury Iconsiam complex.
Back to the basics
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 02/01/2020
» On the breezy top of the limestone cliff on the east side of Doi Pha Phueng, 1,600m above sea level, I zipped up my jacket and let the sights and sounds of the natural surroundings soak in. Before me was a sea of forest-clad mountains, bathed in the warm rays of the morning Sun. The air was filled with blissful silence, with faint songs from invisible birds occasionally seeping in from the canopy below.
Japanese beauty
Life, Story: Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 05/02/2019
» The Camellia japonica, or tsubaki in Japanese, is a majestic flower, famous for blooming in winter. Found throughout East Asia, it is perhaps most revered on the volcanic island of Izu Oshima in Tokyo prefecture, whose biggest event of the year is the Tsubaki Festival.
Keeping a tradition alive, from the outside in
Life, Harrison Brooks, Published on 25/10/2018
» The roar of engines fills the air as a steady stream of cars zoom past Rama I. Sitting on a hotel-bar patio, trying to ignore the noise, is Sayuki, Japan's first Caucasian geisha. In Bangkok briefly on her way to Italy, Sayuki, originally Fiona Graham, talked to us about her education, her previous work as a documentary filmmaker and her current career as a geisha.