Supporting and utilizing local farmers is far and away the hottest dining trend in the world. While it was modern techniques that put El Bulli on the map, today’s No. 1 restaurant, Noma (in Copenhagen, Denmark) is particularly famous for how it only uses ingredients that originate from within...
PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Seahorses have an unusual approach to reproduction. It's the male of the species that cares for the eggs as they gestate. He carries them in a "brood pouch" on his front side. Of course it's the female who creates the eggs in the first place. After analyzing the...
Resort sky-high
Space: 63 sq meters
Building’s age: 12 years old
Budget spent: Room B1.6million, decoration approx. B1.26 million.
Architect Vinai Vongtapapitak spent six years completing his 63-sq-meter apartment in Bangkok’s Prachachuen area. The National Housing Authority’s...
The 2011 Thai Premier League (TPL) season kicks off on Feb 12, at a time when the domestic teams have never been so popular. Following the re-launch in 2009, big-name sponsors, businessmen and politicians all jumped aboard the soccer bandwagon, bringing huge amounts of money with them. But how is...
Wine is all the rage these days, what with wine bars and shops popping up all over the place. Sure, just about anyone can tell you the archaic rule: Red wine with red meats, white wine with white meats. But truth is, that isn’t always the case, particularly when Asian food is involved. So we...
When Apichatpong Weerasethakul, in his tuxedo, accepted the prestigious Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or for Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, we were all filled with pride. But it was also a bitter sweet moment. How could Thailand thump its chest for its independent cinema...
You can’t have failed to spot the hordes of cloned khun nuu at K.Village with designer dogs peeping out of their Chanel handbags. Well it’s not just an impression. The pet industry is booming. According to the latest survey by the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion, Thais...
This year, BK started running a column in our Upfront section titled, “We (Heart) Bangkok.” It’s a sad fact that it’s been harder writing this column than we thought. Apart from BTS extensions and silly PR stunts, we’ve yet to see the Bangkok Metropolitan...
How many websites are currently blocked?
Well, the information now is the Minister of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) has blocked 4,700 new websites. They haven’t deleted the old block lists, though. The MICT blocks 17,000 sites, the Royal Police 32,000. In addition to these,...
This New Year is a season of giving. OK, we know it might seem like you haven’t got that much to give, thanks to the economy and all, but trust us there are still plenty of people in a worse position. So for 2009, instead of making false resolutions about improving your life, just go ahead...
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