India’s wealthy are still planning their travels—and they’re taking to private jets
Private jet and charter companies witness a spike in interest from Indian families wanting to fly to luxe hotels in Maldives and Rajasthan, wellness retreats in Kerala, and safari camps in Africa As India slowly and shakily emerges from one of the strictest lockdowns in the world, travel as we…
Central World to transform Central World Square into running track at ‘centralwOrld Sport Unlock’
Bangkok: Central World emphasizes its positioning as World Social Destination and World of Sports Culture organizing one of Thailand’s largest running events to indulge fitness addict by transforming Central World Square into a running track in the middle of the city at ‘centralwOrld Sport Unlock Phase 1’. Central World is…
How Black Sabbath introduced Heavy Metal to the world
The British group starting out as just another Rock n Roll band in the late 60s soon flourished to be the pioneers of heavy metal music. By Arshi Banerjee It was a bright summer morning of 1967. In the popular city of Birmingham in England, four school mates, Ozzy Osbourne,…
6th International Day of Yoga – Live from Bangkok, Thailand
Embassy of India, Bangkok has been organising the International Day of Yoga (IDY) in Bangkok since 2015. This follows the proclamation of June 21 as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations in September 2014. During the last five years, IDY was successfully organised at the Chulalongkorn University…
Thailand Expects to Have Its Own COVID-19 Vaccine Next Year
Spokesperson of the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, in his press briefing on 20 May 2020, stated that Thailand expects to produce its own coronavirus vaccine next year. Known as COVID-19 type mRNA, the vaccine is being developed in a research project, conducted jointly by Chulalongkorn…
Dining out amid COVID-19 in Thailand
Since the government announced the first phase of lockdown easing, allowing many businesses like restaurants to function to a point, while strictly following social distancing standards and hygiene practices, businesses have been very creative. Our reporter Patcharawut Supakong takes us to see how a Bangkok hotpot restaurant has turned strict…