My new shopping mall of choice in Hua Hin

I have owned condos in Hua Hin for 12 years and rented them out occasionally and stayed maybe 3/4 times a year but recently because of Covid, lockdowns in Bangkok, air quality, traffic gridlock and various other reasons I moved full time to the resort city. I have to date always been a supporter of […]

Report on the Covid-19 pandemic: Third wave by DUANG PRATEEP FOUNDATION

April ˗ September 2021 After experiencing the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Klong Toey community realised the urgency of protecting themselves. Especially as the second wave had many different effects on them, such as loss of jobs, livelihoods, no income, emotional stress and illnesses, etc. There are 45 communities in the […]

H.E. Mr. Joao-Bernardo Weinstein – The Portuguese Ambassador to Thailand

Thailand and Portugal have enjoyed over 500 years of bilateral relations, and Portugal was the first European nation to make contact with the Ayutthaya Kingdom in 1511. Expat Life recently sat down with H.E. Mr. Joao-Bernardo Weinstein, the new Portuguese Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand. Arriving directly to Thailand in January this year from his […]

The Management of Success

Dear Friends, The Management of Success I write to you today as I reach out to all our Skålleagues, as a Presidential candidate for the Skål Asian Area which it has been my honour to serve since first elected to the board in 1995, sixteen years ago.    I wish to convey my assurance, to […]

“Green List” Sandbox Destinations To Drive Global Tourism Recovery – KP Ho, Founder, Banyan Tree Group

Tourism leaders at Phuket Sandbox Summit urge European governmentsto recognise Phuket’s status as a safe haven for international travellers As Bangkok grapples with rising numbers of Covid infections, leading tourism voice KP Ho, Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Group, has told European envoys, airlines, senior officials and business leaders, that for Phuket Sandbox to succeed it […]

Yemen, Myanmar and George Floyd: human rights this fortnight in pictures

A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Cambodia to Peru

EMJOY

EmQuartier owned by The Mall Group in Phrom Pong recently launched EMJOY – an open edutainment centre for young children. EMJOY for the youth of the digital generation in the heart of Sukhumvit is now open for business – and play!  Expand your children’s imagination and encourage limitless creativity with over 6,000 square metres of […]

Meet the Heads (Years 5 to 10)

6 Saturday, March 2021 / 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Meet the Heads (Years 5 to 10) Discover a new experience in education at Meet the Heads ‘The Beginning of a Great Heart’ on March 6th 2021 at King’s College International School Bangkok. You will be guided through the educational approach that made King’s College School, […]

Abstract moments of light in lockdown – in pictures

Guardian photographer Sarah Lee has been finding comfort and relief from the lockdown by using her camera to focus on the quiet beauty that is around despite the darkness

Beach foam and a frozen waterfall: Wednesday’s best photos

The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Selected by Natasha Rees-Bloor