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Black is back
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 01/11/2025
» One week after the loss of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother, Thailand remains immersed in an atmosphere of grief and national remembrance. While the sorrow is widely shared, daily life continues -- and so does the complex question of how citizens and business sectors should appropriately navigate this mourning period.
The jazzman of Bangkok
Life, John Clewley, Published on 22/04/2025
» The Bamboo Bar at the famous Oriental Hotel was set up in 1953 during a period when the hotel had several owners, including pioneering photographer and social activist Germaine Krull, and the art collector and silk king Jim Thompson. It quickly became one of the Bangkok's top nightclubs, known for its live jazz sessions.
Brazilian bossa nova legend Sergio Mendes dies aged 83
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 12/09/2024
» Sergio Mendes, the renowned Brazilian musician who brought bossa nova to the global stage in the 1960s with his group Brasil '66, has died at the age of 83 due to complications from having long-term Covid-19.
The art of standing out
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/08/2023
» For the CEO of Franck Muller Nicholas Rudaz, watches are to be worn, not kept in a bank vault. He also believes that people who wear Franck Muller are those who want to be a bit "different".
The lotus sea
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 26/01/2023
» Gentle winter breezes welcome early risers as a row of motorboats navigate through a spiral course of waterways on the 25,500 rai Nong Han Lake, which is shrouded in a sea of mist. When the sky becomes orange and the Sun shines brightly, a magnificent scene of buoyant pink water lilies that spread as far as the eye can see takes our breath away.
Plan your next trip to Hong Kong using horoscopes
Life, Published on 01/12/2022
» The Hong Kong government introduced particular policies earlier this month that allows tourists travelling in tour groups to visit designated destinations, such as theme parks, museums, and temples. Those who are in the planning stages of the New Year’s Eve celebration in Hong Kong but are stuck for ideas might create their itinerary based on their horoscope sign to uplift their spirits.
Roots of rumba Congolais
Life, John Clewley, Published on 13/10/2020
» Soul Jazz Records' recent compilation on the early years of Congolese popular music, Congo Revolution - Revolutionary And Evolutionary Sounds From The Two Congos 1955-62, is a must have for fans of African popular music.
Vaccine promise doesn't mean guard can be let down
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/09/2020
» When it comes to Covid-19, Thais might think they have a few reasons to celebrate. First, the country made a record of 102 days without domestic transmission. The slow rising curve in infections is the result of returnees importing the infection from abroad, however, they are made to stay in state quarantine facilities.
A (drag) star is (re)born
Life, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/07/2020
» The art of drag has been gaining momentum in the Thai mainstream in recent years, thanks to two seasons of Drag Race Thailand, the Thai version of the Emmy-winning RuPaul's Drag Race, and various gay-friendly parties popping over the town in pre-Covid-19 Bangkok.
New normal requires discipline
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 11/05/2020
» One week after the government eased the lockdown, citizens are experiencing a new way of life. Many things may have been changed for the past several months and mat remain until we can invent a vaccine for Covid-19.