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  • LIFE

    Happy trails are here again

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 05/06/2020

    » The legendary Club11 mountain bike track, the only of its kind in the Thai capital, is reopened and renamed.

  • TRAVEL

    See the children play

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/06/2020

    » A few decades ago, children playing outside was a common sight, even in Bangkok. Among the groups of youngsters roaming each neighbourhood, there tended to be not just friends but also siblings.

  • LIFE

    When you're free to move about the country

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/05/2020

    » It's going to be a while before we find out whether or not the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures, the mass scrambles for alcoholic beverages, and the exodus over the recent long weekend will reverse the trend of the pandemic control in Thailand that seems to be going well. Let's hope they won't. At the same time, let's not forget that in many parts of this small world, the Covid-19 situation is still not getting any better.

  • TRAVEL

    Where monsoon is awesome

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 21/05/2020

    » Bucket-list ideas for the first half of September from Pongpet Mekloy's archive.

  • LIFE

    Seeing how silk is made

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 14/05/2020

    » Just a few minutes' walk from BTS National Stadium sits Ban Khrua, the old community by Saen Saep Canal that decades ago produced silk fabrics for Jim Thompson, who helped promote the Thai material to worldwide fame. After the mysterious disappearance of the legendary American entrepreneur in 1967, family-run silk workshops in Ban Khrua gradually went out of business. But not all of them.

  • OPINION

    Adapting new handwashing solutions

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 18/05/2020

    » Considering its microscopic size, it's amazing how the novel coronavirus has easily kept us humans -- the species which rules the planet -- tamely at bay. Millions of people around the globe are now spending time confining themselves at home rather than venturing outside. As a result, various aspects of life, from finance to romance and so much in between, need to change. Some of these behavioural changes have already become or are predicted to become, the so-called new normal.

  • LIFE

    Easy-peasy Chinese on TikTok

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 19/05/2020

    » TikTok, one of the most downloaded social media apps in recent years, is rapidly attracting more users during the lockdown period with fun and creative short videos. But the contents the popular platform offers cover not just lip-syncing, singing, dancing, stunts, pranks and crazy challenges.

  • TRAVEL

    Skipping ahead

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 23/04/2020

    » Earlier this month when I launched this bi-weekly Travel Diary series, I had a gut feeling that this coronavirus pandemic could drag on a lot longer than many people had thought. Maybe it could even take a whole year. However, feedback revealed that readers were more optimistic and believe it won’t be that long. Some even suggested that it would benefit them more if — instead of featuring destinations suitable for the season that matches the current time of year, but may not be useful if the travel ban is still in place — I should just skip a couple of months ahead.

  • LIFE

    Banding together to help those in need

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 29/04/2020

    » Chula Marketplace, aimed primarily as an online marketplace for students and alumni of Chulalongkorn University affected by Covid-19, is one of the fastest-growing groups on Facebook. In just a couple of weeks, the group has grown to over 218,268 members and counting. However, to make the numerous products and services offered by members available to the wider public, the closed group recently launched a spin-off, which can also be accessed on Facebook.

  • TRAVEL

    Keeping an eye on worshippers

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 30/04/2020

    » Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram on Fueang Nakhon Road in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district is known for many things. Established 150 years ago under the order of King Rama V to be the symbolic temple of his reign, this important Buddhist place of worship houses the cremated remains of eight monarchs of the Chakri Dynasty and is the residence of the current Supreme Patriarch. Architecturally, the temple is a rare example of East-meets-West design, with an exterior that is distinctly Thai and interior showing strong Gothic influence.

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