H.E. Mrs. C.A. Chaminda I. Colonne The Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand
February 4th marks the Independence Day of Sri Lanka. Expat Life sat down with H.E. Mrs. C.A. Chaminda I. Colonne, the new Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand. Ambassador Chaminda arrived to Thailand directly from Sri Lanka last February. Her overseas postings have included Moscow, New Delhi and Berlin. Good morning Ambassador thank you for […]
Black Caviar: An exquisite delicacy
Black Caviar is one of the world’s most exquisite and exotic foods. Fish roe that is from a sturgeon is considered black caviar because the eggs are commonly darker in color. True caviar comes from wild sturgeon, which belong to the Acipenseridae family. While the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea produced much of the world’s caviar […]
The Inauguration Ceremony of Baat Woh Cantonese Opera Association of Thailand
The Baat Woh Cantonese Opera Association of Thailand was inaugurated on 2nd November 2021. This auspicious day is the birthday of the Chinese God of cultural arts, “Huaguang”. The opening ceremony was held at Baat Woh Clubhouse in Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was presided by Mr. Lee Sheung-yuen, Director of Hong Kong […]
The Inauguration Ceremony of Baat Woh Cantonese Opera Association of Thailand
Written by Kathleen Pokrud, Vice Chairperson of Baat Woh Cantonese Opera Association of Thailand The Baat Woh Cantonese Opera Association of Thailand was inaugurated on 2nd November 2021. This auspicious day is the birthday of the Chinese God of cultural arts, “Huaguang”. The opening ceremony was held at Baat Woh Clubhouse in Muang Thong Thani, […]
The Chao Phya Abhai Raja Siammanukulkij Foundation
The Chao Phya Abhai Raja Siammanukulkij Foundation recently presented its new book: Chao Phya Abhai Raja Siammanukulkij Foundation, an album celebrating years of projects nurturing good relations between Thailand and Belgium and helping the society. The new statue of Chao Phya Abhai Raja Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns, General Advisor of H.M. King Rama V was unveiled. Count […]
H.E. Mr. Lindsay Kimwole Kiptiness, The Kenyan Ambassador to Thailand
Thailand and Kenya have enjoyed cordial ties and close cooperation since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1967. Kenya opened its Embassy in Thailand in 2006 but had maintained an Honorary Consulate since 1992 and since then both countries have expanded cooperation in various sectors including trade and investment, health, agriculture, fisheries, amongst others. Expat […]
Bangkok Art Biennale 2022 Chaos: Calm
The Bangkok Art Biennale Foundation recently announced the first twenty artists and seven venues for the third edition of the Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB). Organised in collaboration with Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (ThaiBev) and public and private sectors, BAB 2022 Chaos: Calm will take place from 22 October 2022 to 23 February 2023 at […]
Powerlifting: The feeling of empowerment
When we think about women powerlifting, often we have the notion of muscular and bulky women without make up. This assumption is shattered when Expat Life had the opportunity to meet an attractive blonde mother, Sara Guzman who represented Thailand to win a gold medal at The World’s Classic Championships of Powerlifting in Sweden this […]
H.E. Mr. Rachmat Budiman, The Indonesian Ambassador to Thailand
Thailand and Indonesia celebrated their 70th diplomatic relations in 2020. Expat Life’s Kathy Pokrud sat down with H.E. Mr. Rachmat Budiman, the new Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand. Accompanied by Madame Reitanty Budiman, the diplomatic couple arriving to Thailand directly from Jakarta in December last year. In April, Ambassador Rachmat presented his credentials to […]
Hong Kong Ladies’ Group post Covid-19
Thailand was the first country to report the case of Covid-19 outside of China in January 2020. In March, two weeks before the first lockdown in Bangkok, the Hong Kong Ladies’ Group was ready to host one of our major events, The International Food & Tourism Fair 2020. It was finally postponed as we took […]