Features and long-form coverage of culture, travel, food, and tradition
Long-time expats and even Thais find it hard to explain what Thainess or “Kwam Pen Thai” means. The answer is not easy, which may itself explain why Museum Siam is using all two floors of its 19th–century European-style home to an exhibition dubbed, aptly,“Decoding Thainess”. The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through all things presumably
Disclaimer: If you have already used up your quota, then just read this for fun. But if you are finding out that there is a significant amount of ‘free’ money to spend on specific items in a specific albeit declining timeframe, then hopefully this article can bring some pre-festive season cheer. New Year is coming
With its offer of bargains, interaction, entertainment and value to consumers and the chance for retailers to earn significant cash, it’s little wonder that livestream shopping on social media is such a big hit. There are fortunes to be made and prominent Livestream seller and well-known YouTuber Pimradaporn “Pimrypie” Benchawatthawat is living proof. Every time Pimrypie
The seaside province of Phetchaburi, located 175 kilometers southwest of Bangkok, is already well-known for traditional art, heritage buildings, and natural wonders – but food culture is its newest claim to fame. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) recently named Phetchaburi a City of Gastronomy under its Creative Cities Network. The central province
The recently celebrated Loy Krathong festival provided the perfect opportunity for a group of designers to create an experimental lighting project that transformed an abandoned, neglected and inaccessible area in Bangkok into a usable space that showed off its full potential. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) together with Make it Happen Lab from the Urban Ally
Artist Park Soo-keun is highly revered for heartwarming portrayal of ordinary Koreans despite the hardship of the 1950s. His large retrospective exhibition has opened in Seoul. Two women standing beside a haggard tree. After enduring a harsh winter, this tree is waiting for spring to bring it back to life. It reflects the artist’s life
The demolition of the Scala theatre has broken hearts all over the city and for many different reasons. The Scala theatre in Bangkok’s Siam Square area was more than just a movie theatre to all its fans. The stand-alone cineplex was where teens of the ’80s and ’90s hung out and the place of choice for many
With Thais craving a return to the moo krata feasts they so enjoyed before COVID-19 sent us all into quasi solitary confinement, sellers of this popular food have been finding ways to get it delivered to customers, even when they are on the beach. While consumers in Bangkok and big cities enjoy moo krata home
Now that auto companies are rolling out more and more electric vehicles (EVs) onto the Thai market, the real question is whether the time has come for Thai consumers to purchase an EV. First there’s the cost. Prices of EV models in Thailand are generally high when compared to those with internal combustion engines (ICE)
Thailand’s powerful travel campaign “Travel is Back” courtesy of Gladiator star Russell Crowe ended this week with the Australian star bidding farewell to Bangkok on Twitter to his 2.7 million followers. “Goodbye Bangkok. Stay happy and busy and beautiful.” Crowe stirred up the Twitter community during his quarantine in Phuket and subsequent sojourn in Bangkok
Have you read more or less during the pandemic? More and more people have been getting back into reading as a way to unwind and relax during these tough times. And Kwachuen Bangkombang says reading has become a much-needed escape for her family as they are forced to stay at home. “Reading stories like fantasy
Eleven masterpieces by Pablo Picasso fetched $108.9 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Las Vegas on Saturday. The works went under the hammer at the Bellagio hotel and casino, known for its extensive art collection, ahead of what would have been the Spanish painter’s 140th birthday. The jewel in the crown of MGM Resort’s auctioned
