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We shall meet again
Life, Published on 13/04/2020
» Thailand without Songkran in April is unprecedented. But in a shocking move, the first meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration last month decided that the annual Songkran holidays -- April 13-15 -- should be postponed to later, undisclosed dates.
Working the 7-Eleven
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 22/11/2019
» Between Nov 30 and Jan 19 at Bangkok CityCity Gallery on Sathon Road, local artist Miti Ruangkritya returns with his latest solo photographic exhibition "A Convenient Sunset | A Convenient Holdup", where the artist invites visitors to see the different sides of one of the most favourite convenience stores in Thailand.
Our Farewell Flowers
Life, Published on 21/06/2017
» 'Flower-making is all about imagination," Aporn Kulkusol said as her fingers nimbly arranged the petal of a paper daffodil. Scattered on the table in front of her were petal-shaped paper, scissors, thread spools, candles and incense sticks. "Use your heart," was the middle-aged woman's advice as she completed the daffodils -- dararat -- the flower that the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej often gave to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit when they lived in Switzerland.
Connecting the past to the present
Life, Published on 13/03/2017
» The Australian embassy in Thailand sits on Sathon Road behind a tall white fence, a mustard-gold building elevated on stilts, lined with tiles made by a ceramicist in Chiang Mai. A lake twists around and under the embassy and a flat shrub, perfectly fashioned in the shape of Australia, lies out the front of the building. For decades, it has been one of the most recognisable works of architecture on the busy Bangkok road.
A visit from Mexico
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/11/2016
» Renowned Mexican sculptor Jorge Marín's exhibit Wings Of Mexico, an interactive bronze sculpture, is on show at Thai Lanna Pavillion, Lumpini Park, from today until Wednesday.
The future's made of augmented reality
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 27/07/2016
» With more than 30 million downloads in less than a month since its release, calling Pokemon Go a social phenomenon is hardly an overstatement. An augmented-reality mobile game (AR) released earlier this month in some regions, Pokemon Go has made daily headlines around the world ever since its launch.
Employees: On your bikes
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 15/01/2015
» Bangkok is not bad at embracing special events observed around the world to raise awareness of a particular issue — be it Car-Free Day, World No Tobacco Day, Earth Day, to name only a few.
Land of the rising samba
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 02/12/2014
» Panorama restaurant has been quietly picking up plaudits for bringing originality to the Bangkok buffet scene.
Creating an urban oasis
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/10/2014
» Andrew Grant is right — Bangkok, he said, seems to lack a strong public idea about landscape. The renowned landscape architect's work have trailblazed and inspired environmental sustainability, incorporating the fundamentals of ecological planting, biodiversity and water use. Grant was recently in town as a guest lecturer at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Architecture.