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Izakaya restaurant Zuma returns to Phuket

Due to high demand, Zuma's pop-up returns to Anantara Layan Phuket for the seventh season, from now until April.

Bangkok Post · Dec 15, 2022

Mae Fah Luang Foundation marks golden jubilee

From now until Jan 29, Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park in Chiang Rai is hosting "Light Of Life", the first-ever outdoor light art exhibition amidst the mountainscape of Doi Tung.

Bangkok Post · Dec 15, 2022

Koh Lipe villagers suffer 'Paradise Lost'

While Satun's Lipe island in the Andaman sea has gained recognition as a tourist paradise, its beauty is the cause of deep trouble for Urak Lawoi -- an indigenous group that has been living on this pristine island for over a century.

Bangkok Post · Dec 15, 2022

Red Sky at New Year’s night

What is New Year’s Eve without the feeling of being on top of the world? It’s a question diners and imbibers at Red Sky, the elevated alter to epicureanism and hedonism atop Centara Grand at CentralWorld, may find impossible to imagine this next 31st December. Their clear and present geo…

Bangkok Post · Dec 15, 2022

Masks needed for NY parties

New Year countdown celebrations will be allowed to take place in Bangkok, though people will be required to wear face masks in areas where crowds gather.

Bangkok Post · Dec 15, 2022

Covid caveat for NY bashes

New Year countdown celebrations will be allowed to take place in Bangkok, though patrons will be required to wear face masks in areas where crowds gather.

Bangkok Post · Dec 14, 2022

Luxury perched amongst fertile surroundings

Payap "Pong" Khunkhayam encountered numerous problems while developing a farm for Conrad Koh Samui. A 5 rai plot of land given to the resort three years ago by one of its investors was an overgrown jungle on top of mostly infertile red clay soil. Pong, the resort's bellman, was tasked…

Bangkok Post · Dec 14, 2022

Over 120 artists to play at Siam Square

More than 120 artists will take to the stage during "Siam Music Fest 2022" which will take place at Siam Square this Saturday and Sunday, from 2-11pm.

Bangkok Post · Dec 14, 2022

Phuket hotels lack workers

A stronger occupancy rate and the abrupt surge of the Russian market has Phuket hotels facing a labour shortage during the high season, prompting operators to urge the government to help attract more foreign workers to shore up the market.

Bangkok Post · Dec 14, 2022

Economy in recovery, bolstered by tourists: Arkhom

Thailand's economy is still on the recovery path and should grow 3.4% this year and 3.8% next year, supported by a rebound in its vital tourism sector, the finance minister said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Dec 14, 2022