Inspired by the films of producer/director Tim Burton, online fashion store Siam Square has launched its new collection 'Tim Burton, Tales of the Unexpected.' Taking cues from box office hits like Alice in Wonderland, Batman Returns, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Charlie and the Chocolate...
Local bag maker Rouge Rouge just teamed up with renowned Italian accessories label Corto Moltedo to create the limited edition CMRR Bomb clutch. Keeping to Rouge Rouge’s signature geometric dimensions, the clutch features classic pop-art colors like red and yellow and mimics an explosion, not...
Sofitel So Bangkok (2 North Sathorn Rd., 02-624-0000) just launched a new healthy concept menu, De-Light, in collaboration with Thalassa Sea & Spa, healthcare experts who’ve been active in France for more than 40 years. It consists of nutritional gourmet dishes using both Asian and...
Gig Updates
While everyone was having a great Songkran holiday, our music scene got shaken up. Let’s start with the bad news as the Godung crew unexpectedly cancelled Primal Scream Live in Bangkok on May 10. They said the band called off their Asia tour after the cancelation of the Tokyo...
After years of setbacks, the cabinet has finally approved the purchase of a new fleet of 3,183 buses for Bangkok. It is said the new buses will allow the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) to transport 1.7 million passengers daily in Bangkok and its suburbs. Costing around B13 billion in total,...
The business of American politics rarely translates well through Hollywood’s interpretive lens. Democratic jockeying is either simplistically morphed into a heroic fable, or worse, over-dramatized as a meandering, boring marathon of a film that feels more like history lesson than...
According to an ABAC poll, 80 percent of Thais would be disappointed if the 4.6 sq km around Preah Vihear was managed by Cambodia under a plan to make the temple a World Heritage Site.
“Disappointed”? The two other options available were “moderately disappointed” and “...
How did the movement start?
Wiratch: One of our friends who often drives past the Makkasan area noticed that the place is really lush and green. It’s like a jungle in the middle of town. So he decided to post a picture from Google Earth of the Makkasan area saying it would be great if we...
I’m fucking perfect. I’m good at art, management, PR and presentations. There is no defect in me.
My success has been very well-planned, down to the smallest detail. I planned to run away from home when I was just a painter for the theater at 14 years old, and I planned to get into Poh...
1.) New Yong Hua Pochana (B35)
This legend of Tha Prachan has been around for exactly 50 years, but few would recognize its real name as it’s usually just called “guay tiew ped Tha Prachan.” A real favorite among locals, the friendly third-gen owners are renowned for whipping up...
