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Dress for summer
‘It’s always going to be summer somewhere in the world,” Juliana Affonso Ferreira says optimistically. What the blonde half of the Brazilian fashion brand Isolda means is that there will always be a...
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Making the safety message stick
The new school semester that has just begun earlier this week means a lot of things — more traffic congestion, more homework and more family expense. But what parents and society should take more...
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‘Time Out’ lands in Bangkok
Maeban Publishing Group, the publisher of Maeban lifestyle magazine, has acquired a licence for London-based Time Out magazine in a bid to strengthen its online magazine business. Dujduan Hetrakul,...
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Multihyphenate Man
Adam Sharpe has worn various hats since moving to Thailand in 2009. The Londoner first became known in the local music scene and human development sector through his work with MTV EXIT (End...
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Wallet-friendly wagyu
Otsukaresama set. Plenty of beef lovers out there will understand it when we say that not many things in life could ever amount to the satisfaction of tucking into a piece of steak cooked to your...
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Buddhist woman’s burden
When faced with adversity, Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, formerly Assoc Prof Chartsumarn Kabilsingh, draws her strength and inner peace from the teachings of Lord Buddha. Her parents have also influenced her...
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How has this week’s traffic treated ya, now that the Thai kids are back in school? As a parent who has to endure the heart-tearing stress of being stuck on Sathon Road every morning and afternoon, I...
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Where cuisine speaks louder than setting
Butterfly pea flower-hued boiled rice with side entrées. ‘What the heck is this place?” a friend said with bewilderment as we pulled into the parking lot of the obscure-looking Malaysia Hotel where...
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Return of the ‘Crowning Touch’
Stuffed veal tenderloin with creamy polenta in a truffle sauce. After a successful stint in Bangkok last year, two Michelin-starred chef Stéphane Buron from Le Chabichou, the oldest and most...
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Two Michelin-starred Portuguese chef at Lord Jim’s
Smoked egg yolk with pea and bacon stew puree. Bangkok is ready to welcome another top culinary master when the celebrated two Michelin-starred Portuguese chef José Avillez will stage his culinary...
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Test your biking stamina in Lanna
Applications for the Lanna International Mountain Bike 2016 event are now open to all riders. Scheduled for the third and fourth weekends of June, the cross-country competition will be a great test of...
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Masters meet in culinary tandem
The slightly-smoked Hokkaido scallop with citrus sea vegetables sphere, butterfly pea flowers, dashi consommé and crispy wakame. Gourmet surprise is the name of the game when French-born executive...
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Boarding for Banh mi
We adore Vietnamese food and there never seem to be enough restaurants in this city offering this glorious cuisine; seriously, there are more Vietnamese eateries in Shoreditch than there are in the...
View ArticleRevving up for a powerful performance
AN ENTRY LEVEL 4G smartphone from Lenovo under the Moto brand, the Moto G Turbo Edition is waterproof and dustproof and boasts both fast battery recharging and a good quality camera. It’s powered by a...
View ArticleFight the good fight
AFTER A LONG wait, the sporting discipline known as mixed martial arts is finally coming to Thailand with a nine-fight programme taking place at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani on Friday that includes...
View ArticleWith a D5, you go with the pros
NIKON IS taking deserved pride in its new D5, a full-frame digital SLR camera that produces excellent image quality worthy of the professional photographers for whom its designed. The auto-focus system...
View ArticleMemories are made of this
FIFTY LUCKY fans were given the chance last Sunday to participate in popular singer Apiwat “Stamp” Eurthavornsuk’s exclusive art and music event – the ambiguously titled “The EX-hibition” – at...
View ArticleFlying high with GOT7
THAILAND HAS a new Guinness World Record – history’s greatest-ever number of paper planes – thanks to a dazzling feat of aeronautic engineering at the EmQuartier and Emporium malls this week. The EM...
View ArticleVIP welcome for Jamba Juice
JAMBA JUICE, a US-based bistro chain selling healthy drinks, had an astounding introduction to Bangkok last week with not just the American, Australian, South Korean and Philippines ambassadors on hand...
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Coppola revels in homecoming and ‘scary’ challenge of first opera
ROME – Sofia Coppola says she is loving the “scary” challenge of directing an opera for the first time as she prepares for the premiere of her production of “La Traviata” in Rome next week. Sofia...
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