Meet the Artist: The Lowdowns
Expat Life sits down with The Lowdowns to get an education in funk from one of Bangkok’s hippest music bands. A small crowd has gathered in 12×12, a cosy bar tucked into a sheltered soi off Thonglor 55. Good-looking girls sporting sneakers and expressions of disdain mingle with hipster boys dressed mostly in black. A deejay in dreadlocks serves up Afro-centric beats while […]
Britain’s man in Bangkok
The British Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Brian Davidson, looks to modern British values to forge the future of the four- hundred-year-old relationship between Thailand and the UK, as he describes in an exclusive interview with Expat Life. “One of the things that I would like to do is showcase the multi-cultural and truly diverse place that is today’s Britain.” The sprawling […]
The whole person, the whole point Rugby School comes to Thailand
This year marks 450 years in the history of Rugby School, one of the oldest and most prestigious co-educational private schools in Britain. It also coincides with the launch of Rugby School Thailand where for the very first time, the Rugby brand and ethos will be established overseas. Expat Life met Nataphol Teepsuwan, Chairman of […]
La Fete Galleries’ Night, the week in art
THIS WEEK IN ART La Fete Galleries’ Night – Feb 3rd and Feb 4th The fourth edition of the much-anticipated annual Galleries’ Night BKK comes to Bangkok this coming weekend with more than 40 galleries and art spaces throwing open their doors to the public from 5 p.m. until midnight. Expect exhibitions, screenings, talks, performances, […]
The international SOLO festival
If opening night was anything to go by, Bangkokians, then run, don’t walk to the 2016 International SOLO Festival being held at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC) this weekend. 30 artists from Thailand and around the world pack the schedule with electric performances over the next two days – May 7 and 8. […]