Born in 1969 to a farming family in Chon Buri, Pimjai Juklin -- aka Duanwad Pimwana -- is one of Thailand's preeminent writers of contemporary fiction. After briefly working as a journalist, Duanwad started writing short stories. She was first published in 1989 in a local Thai magazine. In 2003, she published her first novel, Chang Samran (Bright), which won the SEA Write Award, making her one of...
For its second production, Qrious Theatre transplants the 2005 American film Transamerica to Thailand. TranS I-Am is an awkward US-to-Thailand and screen-to-stage adaptation, but it's sweet and offbeat enough to charm.
The Elder Scrolls Online has always seemed strangely reluctant to get weird. Even though Elder Scrolls games are at their best when they’re at their strangest, the opening hours of ESO’s main quests have always been surprisingly low-key. But ESO’s latest expansion, Elsweyr, takes us all to the eponymous home of the…
Читать дальше...
Read, revisit, then maybe pop your smartphone on airplane mode for a while.
Police entering ABC offices in Sydney
Australian authorities raided the home and electronic devices of journalist Annika Smethurst on Tuesday, and the headquarters of ABC News in Sydney on Wednesday. These incidents are the latest in a string of instances — in no way limited to Australia — of government targeting of journalists for their reporting.
Governments raiding journalists’ homes, newsrooms, and poring through their electronic devices not only endangers their confidential sources... Читать дальше...
Second-generation Angela Missoni, who is both the president and creative director, has expanded the family business to Thailand by opening the first Missoni flagship store at Central Embassy's Level 1.
Swe Zin Htet has long dreamt of becoming a beauty queen.
Boasting a forthright motto, "Without passion, life is nothing", you may say Flamenco Bangkok is nothing short of an exhibition of profound passion.
Jing Jai Market, a community mall in Chiang Mai by Central Group, was recently transformed into a platform for graffiti and street artists to showcase their talents on the wall at Style Walls Thailand 2019, an international graffiti and street art festival in Thailand which just wrapped last Sunday.
It has been quite a year for chef Garima Arora. Not only did her restaurant, Gaa, become the first helmed by an Indian woman chef to be awarded a Michelin star, she was also named Asia's Best Female Chef 2019. Two major accolades within two years of her opening her first restaurant. No mean feat.
In time for Pride Month, the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan, the Documentary Club Thailand and Alliance Francaise Bangkok will be presenting the 2019 Taiwan LGBTQ+ Film Festival in Bangkok starting tomorrow.
We Thais are proud of our wai culture. We pay respect to Buddha statues and senior people with the gesture, that is also used for greetings, saying goodbye as well as a way to say sorry.
Re: "Plastic reduction efforts a success", (BP, June 6).
The construction sector is expected to record growth from 2019-21 as investors await greater clarity on megaproject policies after the forming of the new government, says Krungsri Research.
Thailand should not repeat its mistakes by trying to maximise revenue for 5G spectrum, which could risk harming consumers and inefficiently using a scarce resource, warns a report by the mobile operator lobbying group GSMA.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to exploit booming tourism in Japan next year when Tokyo hosts the Olympic Games.
Italian State Railways has expressed interest in investing in high-speed trains in Thailand, with the possibility of a joint bid for the concession with CP Group to construct rail links to three airports.
Following a combination of disruptive technology, an economic slowdown and a change in consumer behaviour, Foodland Supermarket is exploring business opportunities abroad and adjusting its business strategy for the domestic market.
An SME private equity trust set up by Krungthai Asset Management (KTAM) has invested in MTM Holding Co Ltd to reap benefits from the latter's expertise in marketing and public relations for listed companies.
Consumer confidence fell to the lowest level in 19 months in May as the public fretted over political instability, low farm product prices and deepening trade rows.
The Supreme Court yesterday sentenced fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to two years in jail for illegally launching a two- and three-digit lottery scheme between 2003 and 2006.
Activist Srisuwan Janya will today petition the Election Commission (EC) to look into allegations made by the Future Forward Party that there were attempts to draw its politicians to jump ship with offers up to 120 million baht to the pro-regime camp.
After being voted in to resume his premiership on Wednesday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday promised to do his best for the country, the monarch, the people, and all religions within the nation.
The World Bank has cut its Thai economic growth forecast for 2019 to 3.5% and plans to review the economic outlook again after a new cabinet line-up is announced.