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Heavenly homestays
Life, Story and photos: Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/04/2018
» Aree Sairaya never thought she would one day convert her house into a homestay. Her three-bedroom stilt house in Ban Sam Chong Nuea, a small coastal community in Takua Thung district in Phangnga, is tidy and clean.
Return to Ko Lanta Yai
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 19/04/2018
» Three years ago I wrote in this column about a biking route in the northern part of Ko Lanta Yai, the elongated island of Krabi province that lends its name to Mu Ko Lanta National Park. That was the only one of my visits to Ko Lanta Yai when I failed to make it to Laem Tanot, the beautiful cape at the southern tip where the park's headquarters and the island's iconic lighthouse are located.
'Nutty' Thai chef wows 'MasterChef' judges
B Magazine, Peter Hill, Published on 22/04/2018
» An amateur Thai chef described as "nuts" because of his eccentric food combinations wowed the judges in the final of Britain's top TV cooking competition. Nawamin Pinpathomrat, 28, from Songkhla province, competed against two English chefs in Friday's final of the BBC hit show MasterChef 2018.
Young at heart
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 23/04/2018
» On some afternoons, Thep Kengvinit would walk to Central Pinklao, sit down at an electric piano in an electronics store, and play random songs from the 1960s. "I walk because it helps loosen my joints," said the 74-year-old grandfather, "and I play because it's relaxing".
Reliving an era through film
Life, Story: Kong Rithdee, Published on 24/04/2018
» The 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej overlaid decades of Thai cinema history, from the golden age of 16mm movies in the 1950s to the country's first and only Cannes Film Festival winner in 2010. To mark the two courses of history, the Ministry of Culture last week announced the "70 Best Films In The Reign Of King Rama IX", an extensive survey that covers seven decades of Thai cinema, essentially comprising the country's cinematic canon.
High-end dining, floor-filling tunes in Phuket
Life, Published on 24/04/2018
» The Phuket Hotels Association is hosting a benefit gala dinner, "The Glam, Glitz & Glitter", at the Latitude Marquee, Laguna Phuket on Saturday, 7pm to midnight.
Towards the Figureless
Life, Published on 25/04/2018
» Dusadee Huntrakul, Nuttapon Sawasdee and Latthapon Korkiatarkul share the same interests in ways of representation and interpretation behind abstract paintings. Here they present a group exhibition in which each explores their vision of "the figureless".
Exploring Thailand in one day
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 26/04/2018
» Thirty-six years ago, the 10-year-old me felt excited to see the replicas of more than 100 historic monuments, life-sized and smaller, in one place. Many other Thai students must feel the same since one of the must-sees on any school study trip is Muang Boran (Ancient Siam) in Samut Prakan province. Nowadays, Muang Boran has become a Thai art and culture learning centre and also a popular setting for the filming of TV series and movies.
Philippines closes Boracay to tourists under high security
AFP, Published on 26/04/2018
» BORACAY, Philippines: The Philippines shuttered its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists on Thursday for a six-month clean-up, which the government has imposed with a muscular show of its security forces.
The quintessence of Thai cuisine
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 27/04/2018
» Opened a little over a month ago, R. Hann (pronounced "ah-han" and meaning "food") is a fine dining Thai restaurant run and co-owned by Chef Chumpol Jangprai, Thai cuisine master and cooking celebrity.