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Today is not an ordinary day for pupils at Subdangsumpai School in Khon Kaen province. They have some special visitors, from educational channel ALTV, who arrived with fun learning activities. Jidapa Ittisarn, a year 5 student, said that she enjoyed playing English pronunciation games. Unlike most students at this school, who prefer PE classes, English
No trip to Phuket is complete without experiencing and tasting the best of Baba Nyonya culture While most people know Phuket for its white sandy beaches and luxury resorts, the island is also bursting with a rich culture that can be traced back to the 19th century and the boom in the local tin
For expats in Thailand, paradise can be full of pitfalls Life in Thailand is a daily adventure for most expats, an obstacle course of delicious but fiery cuisine, locals’ laidback mai pen rai (never mind) attitude, and a language that can easily have you saying something very rude, very unintentionally. In the words of one long-time expat:
The demolition of the 131-year-old former Bombay Burmah Trading building in Phrae province made for embarrassing headlines in June, with the Fine Arts Department forced to quick announcing that it would go all out to restore the heritage building from scratch using the original teak as far as possible. But even while waiting for the restoration, Phrae province beckons visitors to walk through its historic quarter and admire the many more heritage buildings still standing.
The world-famous Chinese artist reflects on this geng zi year in his first solo exhibition in Thailand Some of the most exciting contemporary art is currently showing in Bangkok, with the first–ever solo exhibition by internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei recently opening at Tang Contemporary Art in Bangkok, just a stone’s away from another gallery
Massaman curry, often made with beef, may be one of the world’s most popular Thai dishes but Thai cuisine has many other tasty gems that merit sampling. If you love beef and want to broaden your knowledge of Thai food, check out these less common dishes. Run Juan Curry with Beef This can be
An elderly woman has been electrocuted near her house, in the Aranyaprathet district of Thailand’s eastern province of Sa Kaew, as she was wading along a flooded lane without realizing that a high voltage power cable had broken and fallen into the water. Widespread flooding is reported in the province, described as the worst
Phuket Vegetarian Festival makes the most meaningful comeback since the day it began 150 years ago. History tells us that the Phuket Vegetarian Festival was first held to ward off a mysterious epidemic that arrived on the tropical island at the turn of the 20th Century. With the vegetarian festival now getting underway and
It’s long been said that the best way to explore any rich cultural community is on foot or by bike. But long tours can be tiring especially in the tropical heat and so Bangkok’s “tourists” are turning to a new way of getting around – the electric scooter. The Covid-19 pandemic has seen greater interest
COVID-19’s appetite for swallowing up businesses has made everyone struggle and those who are escaping virtually unscathed are mainly new-generation food entrepreneurs who are taking advantage of what their predecessors simply did not have. Many industries have been hard hit by the Covid-19 outbreak and the food and beverage industry is no exception. Restaurants around
“Can you tell where the flowers come from just by looking at them on the stall?” Pornsomjai “Oy” Huadhoon, asks as she leads a group of visitors through Bangkok’s well-known Pak Khlong Talad. For outsiders or newcomers to the country’s largest flower market, that question is hard to answer unless, of course, you are an
A learning centre for people of diversity, TK Park Yala is celebrating its 13th anniversary with a larger space and improved services. Located a stone’s throw from the current premises, the new TK Park Yala is expected to open in 2022. Housed inside a five-storey buildingand spread over more than 15,000 square metres, the new
