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Recognized by UNESCO as Thailand’s latest Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, Nan Province joins a global network that celebrates creativity, craftsmanship, and cultural heritage as engines for a thriving and beautiful way of life. Yet long before UNESCO’s recognition, creativity had already been demonstrated through Nan’s temples, looms, and rivers.
A survey of youths’ experiences of playing arcade-style ‘claw’ machines revealed that 23% of them played almost daily, spending anywhere between 200 and 3,000 baht per session.
Over the past week, you may have come across several TikTok videos of expats and travel bloggers in Thailand criticising the BBC documentary “Thailand: The Dark Side of Paradise” for casting the country in a negative light.
They’ve got passports, passion, and a plan.
For more than five decades, Tiffany’s Show Pattaya has dazzled audiences with glitz, glamour and iconic performances. Once seen primarily as Thailand’s most famous cabaret, it is now boldly rebranding itself, not just as an entertainment landmark but as a leader in fashion and design.
Walk through the condiment aisle of any Thai supermarket and you might well be surprised at the number of sauces on offer. But even more surprising is that countless other unique sauces, each with limited production, never make it to these modern shelves.
The Public Health Ministry has launched an ambitious mission to tackle the epidemic of lifestyle diseases among Thais by lowering their carbohydrate intake.
Online food delivery and ride-hailing platforms have become an indispensable part of life. By ordering food online, we save time spent in the kitchen and get a tasty ready-to-eat meal without leaving home.
Poverty is a global problem and Thailand has a fair share of it. The exhibition; ‘Equal or artificial? The journey of inequality, the city’s poor’ offers a glimpse into the experiences of those on the breadline in Bangkok.
The Commerce Ministry will organise a dual soft power event in the United States from July 9 to 14, 2025, aimed at promoting and expanding recognition of Thailand’s culinary and film industries.
Thailand’s artistry has long been a vivid expression of its soul. Every intricate carving, shimmering ornament, and gracefully sculpted figure speaks of centuries of skilled craftsmanship, passed from master to apprentice, with each generation carefully preserving the kingdom’s cultural DNA.
Imyada Ruanphu, 36, is well aware of how it feels to live in a clean, clutter-free home. Growing in a family-owned home-based business, she was taught to keep her surroundings clean and tidy at a tender age.
