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Wedded to Peranakan culture
From June 18-19, Peranakan culture is being revived in Phuket when the Tourism Authority of Thailand and local bodies organise the Baba Wedding Festival in the heart of the province’s old town....
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Art attack
The art dispute of the year is upon us. As the art community sees the rift open up, it also reminds society of the ideological divide that has plagued Thailand for many years. The stage is the...
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The future, in reverse
A scene from Apichatpong’s Fireworks (Archives). On the surface, artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s video of a night journey through a temple doesn’t seem to be in dialogue with photographs of...
View ArticleNew luxury hotel features Philippine contemporary art
Raoul J. Chee KeePhilippine Daily InquirerAsia News Network June 8, 2016 9:23 am A steel and fiberglass sculpture by artist Leeroy New greets visitors at the entrance. The oversized piece, suspended...
View ArticleGDH film plans draw cheers,| the stars not so much
GDH 559, the studio amalgam that burst onto the showbiz scene late last year after the breakup of the GTH studio, has finally announced its road map to greatness, entailing both movies and TV series,...
View ArticleSaving our seas
Located less than an hour from Bangkok, Bang Saen and Wonnapa beaches in Chonburi Province have long been popular weekend destinations for the urban crowd. Sadly, they have suffered from their...
View ArticleMore than just a ‘piece of cloth’
POPULAR JAPANESE fashion house Issey Miyake recently celebrated the opening of its very first store in Bangkok with a grand bash at the newly renovated Siam Discovery where it now occupies a duplex...
View ArticlePlanting seeds |at the palace
THE FIRST RAYS of dawn have yet to appear in the skies over Dusit Palace and already the team at Royal Chitralada Dairy Farm is hard at work, transporting the fresh milk from the farm’s own cows to an...
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Going through the grieving process
On the Thai stage, we rarely get to see domestic scenes with nuanced emotional conflicts. No sooner does tension begin to form than it is resolved by a comedic means. In our everyday life, too, Thais...
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A trip through ‘Little Osaka’
Signs with Japanese characters can be seen on any corner, at general post offices, mini-marts, bars and little restaurants. Red paper lanterns are hung in lines outside shops decorated in Japanese...
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Meanwhile, Another Story..
Meanwhile on the Sukhumvit end, EmQuartier’s lifestyle concept store Another Story just celebrated their first anniversary last week. To mark this celebration, both international and Thai brands within...
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Futuristic retail wonderland
Our country’s parks, museums and libraries are in a sorry state, but at least we get our malls right. Imagine if our malls were complete rubbish as well! At least the ones made by Siam Piwat aren’t...
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Roll up! Free ice cream in Bangkok
Mark your calendars because the season where parlours give ice cream out for free is here! No need to scream for ice cream, but be prepared to run for it tomorrow for a free scoop. American chain Cold...
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Your horoscope for June 10-16
Spot-on horoscope for work, money, coupled & single life from famously accurate Guru’s fortuneteller. Let’s see how would you fare this week & beyond! Note: is for work, is for money, is for...
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Return of BGLFF caters to some tastes more than others
Spa Night. After last year’s success, Bangkok Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (BGLFF) returns today with a line-up of LGBT films from across the globe. The theme for this year is “Love Wins”, which...
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Fresh face
House-made fettuccine with sautéed porcini mushroom. The mixed and brisk crowd of diners on a weekday evening at Volti, which opened six months ago at the same space that had long housed the luxurious...
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Sumptuous French foie gras, with a blueberry twist
The pan-fried foie gras with blueberry macaron, rhubarb purée and hibiscus sauce. When it comes to a five-star gala feast, the sumptuous extravagance of French foie gras is never out of fashion. And...
View ArticleBash the trash
Garbage, or garbage management, is a problem, that much is clear. It’s estimated that last year, 27 million tonnes of rubbish was produced across the country, yet only 19% was collected and disposed...
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Now You See Me 2 well worth a look
From left, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson in a scene from Now You See Me 2. The original Now You See Me, directed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk, Clash Of The...
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Last week, I read about something really disturbing. Well, three things to be exact. Someone, without permission, took a picture of a random stranger on the BTS and posted it on her Facebook page with...
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