It follows openings in Bangkok, Hong Kong and San Francisco.

The hotel giant opens on secluded little stretch of white sand just south of bustling Patong. 

Venturing out from his desk job at Bangkok Post, Kong Rithdee, 40, Thailand’s leading film critic, last year made his latest foray into screenwriting. Six years in production, Island Funeral, the film he co-wrote with director Pimpaka Towira, has been nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Movie at this year’s Thailand National Film Association’s Supannahong Awards (Mar 5). Here he vents about the local film industry’s shortcomings and tells us his favorite movies of the past year.

The lineup include Grammy award-winning fusion quartet Yellowjackets, former Earth, Wind & Fire guitarist Al McKay and our own Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band. 

From Japan to Laos, check out six of the region's hottest new properties with mesmerizing views and comprehensive facilities.

May Chow might be only 32 years old, but the founder of Hong Kong’s Little Bao restaurant was just named Asia’s Best Female Chef 2017. Partly responsible for the global phenomenon of fusion bao, the traditional form of Chinese steamed bun, May also opened her second branch of Little Bao here in Bangkok last year. Here, she talks about her food journey and where she hopes to take her brand next. 

It comes with its own 20,000-sq-meter "private ocean." 

It's perfectly located near The Row, a strip of 22 1940s shop-houses that have been adapted into hip bars, cafes and galleries. 

Ditch the boring beach wedding and get creative. 

Seven of the region's best chefs come together to help the elephants.