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World Youth Jazz Fest brings free music to Kuala Lumpur

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This year’s edition of the World Youth Jazz Fest will take place at two venues in Kuala Lumpur: Medan Pasar Clock Tower and No Black Tie, jazz club. This free music event features the best homegrown as well as international young jazz acts from Thailand, Indonesia, Korea and Japan. worldyouthjazzfest.com

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NOUVELLE VAGUE As part of their 15th anniversary world tour, Parisian new wave band Nouvelle Vague will be performing at the Dubai Opera. With their original concept of re-interpreting punk and new wave music into the dreamy style of 50s and 60s bossa nova, with lush arrangements and entrancing vocals, Nouvelle Vague is global phenomenon.

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The Most Popular Consumer And Trade Event In Brunel Darussalam PENGHU OCEAN FIREWORKS FESTIVAL The Penghu Ocean Fireworks Festival welcomes the start of Summer in Taiwan. Taking place twice week on Mondays and Tuesdays, with its main stage at the Xiying Rainbow Bridge near the Guanyin Pavilion in Penghu, other areas where the fireworks are launched include the towns of Huxi, Xiyu, Wang’an, Baisha and Qimei. eng.taiwan.net.tw

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Inside the living-room inspired lobby of a Hyatt hotel

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It begins with the gasp-inducing story of how the original seven-storey building acquired by the property was literally cut to create concave exterior. The effect gave the building striking “feminine curves” and an emboldened geometry that seem to fit with the gentrified Nana.

Dramatic architecture aside, this is just the beginning of many other surprises for those expecting more of the same Hyatt experience.

Inside, the living-room inspired lobby continues the trend of turning space to multi-function. Broken up into three different zones, it features minimalist design check-in counter, two seating areas and bar/ café. Irresistible curved back chairs spot colourful throw cushions amid firm, PIA, further evoke the warmth of local Thai home through curating artefacts, books and art pieces that further delivered taste of Thai culture. Wooden panels with traditional Thai detailing pay homage to the Thai people’s skilled artistry in carving and basketry. Great wifi and plenty of outlets further turn this area into terrific place to network and

socialise. Plus, an open, co-working its teak table carved out of

space extends just beyond the lobby; single block of wood striking feature.

With this being Hyatt, rooms are tasteful and polished, with bathtub in every room category. And, chasing after technology and sustainable strategies, the hotel also brings an edgier, 21st century vibe to the rooms.

Automation is integrated to deliver superior guest experience with

Power shuts down when the room is unoccupied, but sets the lights and air condition back to guests’ original setting once they return to the room.

ensures everyone gets good slumber.

The desire to maintain Nana’s footprint and the local legacy was clearly evident at the Market Café, the hotel’s restaurant. Enhancing the dining graters styled as wooden rabbits, copper pots and vases, the team at PIA further accentuated the interiors with warm wood and furniture to give the

restaurant residential and Director of Food

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feel. Yet, it will be Frederik Farina’s, Beverage, team of culinary artists that and locals coming back in droves.

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With buy-in from General Manager Sammy Carolus who champions authenticity and homegrown talents, the hotel sourced not only restaurant chefs, but talents from popular food stalls. While the hotel provides training on hygiene, the street vendor cooks brought their A-game to the scene, transporting diners right into the heart of culinary culture. So forget about watered down versions of crab curries and river prawn tom yums. There is no scaling back on the spiciness, which is wonderful for guests to experience and celebrate Thailand’s own storied culinary legacy. The roasted eggplant salad (yum makeua yao), for example, was simple in its presentation but pops with little bursts of flavour: spicy, sour, salty and sweet. The squid with salted egg (pla meuk dish, this came with copius amount of squid swimming ina delicious

salted egg gravy made thick with condensed milk whose subtle sweetness rounded up the flavour. The restaurant caters to all dietary requirements to ensure no guests miss out on this dining experience.

In embedding authenticity into the DNA of Hyatt Regency Bangkok, plans are underway to pay homage to the beautiful, historic Nana with soon-to-open public gallery. It traces the area’s namesake, Haji Ahmad Ibrahim Nana, and his family who spawned real estate empire and was instrumental in the development of the area. In future, guests can also look forward to an urban farmers market that brings together urban farmers to sell their produce in front of the hotel. Guests’ purchase from the market can be brought to the hotel kitchen for the team to cook.

Hyatt Regency Bangkok certainly has gone to great lengths to personalise and individualise the corporate brand by injecting warmth and authenticity at every opportunity. As downtown Sukhumvit gets denser, this hotel manages to bring back not just personal space, but humble abode atmosphere

anchored by the re-imagination of what today’s hotel should be.

As Royal Brunei returns to Tokyo this month, we

celebrate with the city’s top unmissable

Tokyo is both sophisticated and modern with its staggering skyscrapers. Yet there remains traces of old Edo that is both mystical and beautiful. Just walk around to find streets crammed with wooden houses and traditional rickshaws running over cobblestones. This is what makes Tokyo such thrilling city. From traditional tourist attractions to the latest trendy spots, Tokyo is able to connect the past and the future seamlessly. And if you are here for the first time, there are several unique

experiences to have that will forever make Tokyo your unforgettable city.

experiences. The Tsukiji Fish Market was the largest fish market in the world. Handling more than ANIS RAMLI 2,000 tons of seafood each day, Tsukiji-shijo (“market”) is haven for fishermen,

auctioneers and buyers for best restaurants. Although the main historic wholesale market has moved to Toyosu in 2018, the outer markets that made Tsukiji what it was still remain. These are combination of family-run eateries, specialists in kitchenware as well as food, fruits and vegetables. There are many places for you to graze on the best sashimis, see stalls that make delicious rice crackers and and there remains at least four traditional knive makers in the area.

Or, visit Tsukiji Uogashi, brand-new complex that opened in October 2018 and home to around 60 wholesalers selling seafood, fruits and vegetables. The outer market remains as busy as ever, especially over the weekends, and while the buzz of the former inner market is noticeably missing, the hodge-podge ambience of the outer markets still makes this fantastic place to visit.

Source: MUHIBAH, the Royal Brunei Airlines in-flight magazine, 2019 Mar-Apr, pages 36-42. Text recovered from the scanned page by OCR and lightly corrected; spelling may differ from the printed edition.

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Orchard Road heritage trail gathers residents’ memories

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Authority Redevelopment Urban whom Dhoby Ghaut was named; the Teochew community who resided in Orchard’s own kampong, Kampong Teochew and the Peranakans at Emerald Hill.

While the trail itself will prove

fascinating, the research which went into it was even more intriguing. As part of its research, NHB gathered personal memories and photographs from former and current residents and regular visitors of the area. An open call was conducted through Facebook, which attracted stories and memories from Singaporeans from all walks of life. These accounts reveal little-known stories of spaces, such as fruit orchard that used to exist next to the Thai Embassy, the old wet market between Koek Road and Cuppage Road, and insights into the everyday lives of the Peranakan community on Emerald Hill from the mid-1990s.

Cuppage Terrace. Emerald Hill.

Board Goodwood Park Hotel09 Heritage The Heeren.

NHB also worked with students from Nanyang Polytechnic’s School of Interactive Digital Media to produce animated clips about the heritage of the Orchard area, from youth’s perspective. These clips will be featured on NHB’s heritage portal Roots.sg as part of the Orchard Heritage Trails digital offerings.

Mr. Alvin Tan, Assistant Chief Executive (Policy Community) said: “Through our latest trail, NHB hopes to showcase the Orchard area’s history and diversify its attractions by highlighting that Orchard is more than just place where ‘you shop till you drop’ In doing so, we hope that locals and tourists alike will enjoy the ‘hidden stories’ of Orchard, explore its historical landmarks, and reacquaint themselves with the area’s often overlooked heritage gems.”

For the trail, NHB has launched three thematic routes for easy exploration of its history, people and green spaces.

“Orchard Road’s Historical Gems” (40 minutes on foot, 30 minutes on foot and bus) brings visitors around the historical landmarks along Orchard Road. It presents the legacies of the communities who lived and worked at the area long before it became street known for its shopping malls.

Some sites include widely recognised buildings such as Singapore’s first department store Tang, Goodwood Park Hotel, which is National Monument that was built in 1900 as German social club, and The Heeren, site of the former mixed-use Heeren Building. “Communities and Cemeteries” hour 15 minutes on foot) explores places of worship, schools, homes, community organisations and cemeteries. This route includes the only mosque on Orchard Road Masjid Al-Falah, as well as Sian Teck Tng, century-old Buddhist temple and former women’s home. “From Orchard to Garden” hours on foot, hour 30 minutes on foot and bus) is designed for NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2018 tS

Authority Redevelopment Urban nature lovers. This route takes visitors to the various green spaces that exist or used to exist within the and Singapore’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Singapore Botanic Gardens

Visitors can download the Orchard Heritage Trail

companion guide and map (the latter is available in four languages English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil) from Roots.sg. Printed copies of these will also be available at NHB museums and heritage institutions, as well as the

Singapore Visitor Centre at Orchard Gateway.

Source: MUHIBAH, the Royal Brunei Airlines in-flight magazine, 2018 Nov-Dec, pages 37-39. Text recovered from the scanned page by OCR and lightly corrected; spelling may differ from the printed edition.

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Inside Central Embassy, Bangkok’s newest mall icon

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Central Embassy There are malls in every corner and neighbourhood of the city because everyone escapes into these

air-conditioned comfort zones from the heat.

Sometimes, it’s not about what you can buy at these malls, but what you can experience. Central Embassy is considered newest icon,

with its seamless glass and mixed use of rare

interiors and futuristic design is breath of fresh air, giving shoppers sense of space and freedom to move about. Over 200 international reknowned brands are housed here, including the Gucci and Moschino flagship stores. But there are also high street brands such as Onitsuka Tiger and Lacoste for those less inclined to shop luxury. Central Embassy is also home to Siwilai, modern day market place that stocks on multi brands. Look Siwilai and brands like Kitsune and Orlebar Brown. Fashion aside, the store also offers books, magazines and other curios. Check out its own namesake cafe next door that makes some of the best egg dishes for brunch.

Round up your day at Central Embassy with movie at one of the most expensive cinemas to be designed in the world. THB120 million-

and cocooned seating, blankets and pillows, and butler-service call button. Now that’s movie with difference.

Making claim to slice of Straits heaven at The Majestic Malacca.

ANIS RAMLI When it opened in 2008, The Majestic Malacca aimed high:

not only to restore the once revered landmark of the city, The Majestic Hotel, but also revive the city’s unique heritage and legacy. decade on, and we are glad to see the promise remains unchanged. scale in which it passionately embraces Malacca’s rich cultural history for the present to appreciate. Founded in 1929 and built as. private home, the building turned into hotel only in 1955 before taking the present name. Though it resembled

little of the luxurious boutique hotel that it is today, the

property back then still enjoyed the perks of prime location

being near the Melaka River.

Source: MUHIBAH, the Royal Brunei Airlines in-flight magazine, 2018 May-Jun, pages 24-27. Text recovered from the scanned page by OCR and lightly corrected; spelling may differ from the printed edition.

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Bangkok’s markets, from antiques and flowers to food

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Who doesnt love market shopping? They’re cheap, they’re fun and they are never boring. And where markets are concerned, Bangkok knows how to do them right. The city is filled with markets of all kinds that cover all hours. From places to shop for antiques, furniture, flowers and food, there are markets that start as early as three in the morning to those that stay on till just past midnight. Jam packed with both lo: and tourists, the markets are perhaps the best and fun way to really get glimpse of the local culture.

While they are many new markets that have sprung up in recent years, the mother of all markets remain Chatuchak, the weekend-only market that coined the term “shopcation” for visitors who come to Bangkok only to shop here.

Chatuchak is still considered the biggest and baddest of all the markets in Bangkok simply because you really can find everything here. From wash basins to hunting knives and risqué innerwear, the 8,000 market stalls will not disappoint you. No doubt the 35-acre market an organised chaos at best may overwhelm the first-timer, yet it remains incredibly popular with tourists and locals alike because it simply is local institution. Don’t forget to grab some local grub and never leave without trying coconut shake.

Muay Thai Also known as the “art of eight limbs”, the Thai martial art of “muay” is popular sport in the country. The origins date back several hundred yea nd the eight limbs referred to are the use of both fists, elbows, shins and knees in the body combat.

More than just traditional sport, Muay Thai also trains the athlete to gain overall fitness and emotional wellbeing.

Many professional Muay Thai fighters begin training when young. Even so, you can still channel your inner warrior at various gyms and fitness camps that offer beginner classes in Muay Thai. At Master Toddy’s Muay Thai Academy, where students are walked through the practical aspects of the sport before being taken to the ring to discover the techniques that include pad work, bag work and sparring. Master Toddy himself is somewhat of celebrity, having trained over 40 world champions. For an alternative experience, The Siam, an urban luxury hotel in the Old Bangkok quarte to be fitting start to your journey of discovering this ancient art. The Siam offers private lessons in their state-of-the-art Muay Thai gym.

After bout in the ring, you can ease your sore muscles at their spa and then dine ona chef-exclusive fighter’’s diet menu to ensure wholesome journey into your Muay Thai experience.

Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park For look into the hotel of the future, step into Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park and be prepared to be wowed. The largest

of property in Asia Pacific, it has rooms, but you will never feel overwhelmed

whopping 1,360 by it.Service remains

intimate and attentive, and there are many smart elements in the hotel that make this marquis property stand out. Check-in is done at sleek reception consoles, rooms and public spaces are filled with murals and intricate designs that pay homage to the Siamese culture, private dining spaces are aplenty where

theatrics take centrestage Chinese tea master.

such as an in-house soba chef and

The lobby is full of luxe details, yet always with Thai design aspect that makes it both charming and elegant. Rooms are equipped with free wifi, flexible work surface, and floor-toceiling windows for views of the city. Its location, walking distance to two of the best malls in Bangkok EmQuartier and Emporium is also plus. Queen’s Park, just behind the hotel, makes it easy to go for ajog in the mornings and catch some local action.

Park Queen’s Bangkok

Relax Let’s Spa Has anyone ever been to Bangkok and not get rub down? or whole body treatment with herbal hot compress, any kind of massage will leave you feeling calm and relaxed and ready to face another day in the city. Walk down any soi (lane) and there will be no shortage of areputable and clean massage place to check out. The popular chainhouse, Let’s Relax, with outlets across the city is known for its traditional massage and reliable service. Relax also offers facials that are affordably

within easy reach of the Skytrain and subway, includes si

Its herbal compress massage uses poultice made from tamarind leaves, bergamot peels, camphor and black herbal seeds that really relaxe: Meanwhile, although RarinJinda Wellness Spa has only two branches in the city, itis worth to seek them out to try their signature Elements of Life treatment where massage is performed on awarm sand bed and includes Tibetan sound therapy that is totally out of this world!

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Source: MUHIBAH, the Royal Brunei Airlines in-flight magazine, 2018 May-Jun, pages 17-23. Text recovered from the scanned page by OCR and lightly corrected; spelling may differ from the printed edition.

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Queen Sirikit’s regal wardrobe on show in Bangkok

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GRACE ADAMS.

QUEEN SIRIKIT MUSEUM.

Fit For Queen: Her Majesty Queen Siriki Creations by Balmain opened in August 2016 at the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles in Bangkok. Since then, locals, tourists and fans of Her Majesty have been visiting the museum for close-up look of her regal wardrobe.

The museum curated the exhibition in honour of the auspicious occasion of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s seventh cycle birthday anniversary on August 12, 2016. Fit For Queen focuses on the 22-year-long working relationship between Her Majesty and French couturier Pierre Balmain. In 1960, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit embarked on historic state visit to 15 Western nations. The tour was the West’s formal introduction to the youthful royal couple.

Her Majesty had determined that she would need fashionable yet seasonally appropriate Western wardrobe for the six month-long tour, and engaged renowned Paris couturier Pierre

Balmain to design it.

From the early 1970s onwards, Balmain and to transform Thai village silks into fashionable Western attire, which was worn by Her Majesty to promote the work of her SUPPORT the chance to view more than 30 of Her Majesty’s most stylish daytime, cocktail and several pieces of luggage custom made by Louis Vuitton for Their Majesties, which were

never before displayed.

Design sketches and embroidery swatches lent by Balmain S.A. and the House of Lesage in Paris will help illuminate the design and creation by period footage and photographs. lavishly illustrated catalogue has also been published in Thai and English in partnership with Bangkokbased River Books. The museum is located inside the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok.

The exhibition will run through June 2018.

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Bangkok street food and the city’s green lung at Bang Krachao

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Stiryay Riva le makes the city exciting to live in is the food.

“It’s tasty, there’s variety again, you find an assortment of international cuisine but if you want local fare, there are the street eateries to take advantage of.” In short, she says, Bangkok is

just richly filed with culture.

Willy Thuan, who runs the popular blogs BangkokUndercover.com and Phuket1OL.net, seems to know every corner of the city. He “Guests often overlook the fact that Bangkok is bike-friendly city.” He suggests taking ride on the nearby island of Ko Kret or in Bang Krachao, nicknamed the green lung of Bangkok. There are

also various other parks to take the two-wheeler, Surya such as Chatuchak, Benkakitti or Rama IX parks.

Riva One of the more popular places to soak in

the Thai culture is of course, the markets.

Thankfully, some of the city’s markets also open on weekdays. For vintage goods and cool vibe, Rot Fai Market (Train Market) is popular sells an incredible array of vintage collectibles and memorabilia, from antique furniture to hippie fashion and kitsch everything. But there are also sections in the market where guests can browse for modern fashion and wares. Willy

Riva near Bangkok, is reachable in just 20 minutes.

Devoid of tourists, it remains an authentic place where locals shop their daily needs. Highlight of

the visit is the abundance of cook-on-the-spot

foods you can try.

Bangkok, says Joe Wigunya, is special simply because “people there come together despite regards each other with deep respect you can the old and new generation getting along well. “So whether you are hunting for shaved ice dessert at 1am in the morning or getting lost in the maze that is Chatuchak, it is this spirit you everywhere in Bangkok that makes any place

good place to be just to find the “real”

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Mid-week gems and where to drop anchor

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prior to the weekend.

No one could ever fault Bangkok for its charm. Amid the luxury, antiseptic malls and soaring skyscrapers is paradox of city: tattered Sino-Portuguese shophouses, unsightly sprawling electric wires and broken pavements.

Start with the old quarters at Phra Athit. The area is perfect mixture of old buildings and discreet noble houses, new establishments and yesteryear’s shops. Running alongside the Chao Phraya with the stunningly

Yet all these come together to create

an alluring picture of the city.

Itis these scenes that are often missed out by visitors who often race to do all the must-sees listed in travel books and social media. Often times, it means missing out on scenic homely dwellings, food-filled alleys and character-bursting everything that makes one look at Bangkok with fresh new lens. Perhaps the best way to begin re-exploring the city is to take time off during mid-week when tourist crowds are thin, and the “real”

Bangkokians come out to play.

preserved Phra Sumen Fort at the end of the road, you can explore the area and always find something new at every corner. Locals come here for the cheap legendary eats such as Roti Mataba. The hole in the wall shop still creates the much loved roti recipes founded by its immigrant Indian founder during World War Il. If you don’t care for the roti, try other local Thai dishes on the menu such as ox tongue stew and mussamman curry.

Beyond the food, it’s the stroll along this road that lets you soak in the Thai-ness of the area. Opposite the

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The Peninsula Bangkok’s riverside Thiptara restaurant

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The Peninsula, positioned right by the river, is also favourite spot for social gathering. Its Thiptara restaurant transports you to bygone era both dishes. Guests dine amid the outdoors, taking refuge in the ancient teak sala pavilions sourced from Ayutthaya and reassembled on-site. On cool night, the breeze from the river provides welcoming

reprieve from the heat of the day.

The diverse menu is an ode to Thai cuisines from all regions, while its home-style cooking provides authenticity to every dish. There are deep fried snow fish with spicy sweet and sour sauce, jumbo grilled prawns so fresh it added further dimension to the clean flavours of the pomelo salad, and red beef curry from the southern region whose layers of spice and nuance were carefully nurtured making the dish light instead of heavy. Chef Chamnan Thepcana, who himself is from the south, spoke about how he learnt to make the curry from his grandmother. “Thai cooking is not complex.

But, to really get the flavours going, you’ve got to blend the spices carefully with love. And patience. This is the same principle bring to the kitchen when cook.”

Guests at the hotel could never escape the romance

of the river. It is no secret that The Peninsula’s

uniquely W-shaped building was designed so every room had vista of the river. In some suites, even the guest toilets open up to the snaking Chao Phraya that bisects the city. Waking up to the sight of the locals’ morning commute, hypnotic crowd of workers, students and families, allows one glimpse of how the waterways remain intertwined with their daily lives. “We’re always fully booked during New Year’s, because that’s when lot of activities and celebrations are done by the river,” Patty continued.

At the hotel’s top most floor, the striking glassthe first aircraft to be built in Thailand, is popular venue for private soirees and marriage proposals

Connected to the helipad, the area becomes

private viewing platform where guests can admire spectacular fireworks display which the hotel can arrange to accompany their private function. Back on terra firma, more leisurely way to explore the river can be experienced on the hotel’s beautifully restored traditional rice barge. On this two-hour cruise, guests nibble on canapés and hors d’oeuvres as the barge meanders past historical landmarks and

iconic buildings at sunset.

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David Robinson, Director of Bangkok River Partners, set up in 2015 to oversee the river revival project, weighs in, “Top of mind for us was how we improve the (river) area without gentrification. There is renewed interest in ‘old town’ Bangkok from developers. In the next couple of years the number of hotel rooms will grow to over 5,000 and luxury apartments to more that 5,700. The IlconSiam development will mean that people living west of the river no longer have to travel into Siam. It will of course be wonderful for those living in the area as well as travellers staying at one of the many riverside hotels.

“In our view, it’s about balance. More people living and

visiting the area will be good for people who have lived and worked in the area for generations, as long as we can remain community-centric. We hope to influence land and property owners to ensure these people are not squeezed out as new projects locate to the riverside. We want property owners to preserve and repurpose old buildings rather than replace them with new. good example of this is The Jam Factory. second development is about to be established in the east

bank, behind the Portuguese Embassy.”

Since Bangkok River Partners was established they have media pages, and hosted series of events designed to build the area around the river as major public gathering place for tourists and locals. Reaching out to local residents

Klongsan and Bangrak, which now is scene neighbourhood. Galleries such and P.Tendercool attract visitors both as well as their thought-provoking bespoke furniture maker like no other.

burgeoning arts as Speedy Grandma for their unique names pieces, the latter being

Robinson mulls over the changes that have come with the project. “This is an ongoing initiative with many challenges

and opportunities. We hope to work with the Thai

to the district. Greener streets, better transport and more artisans and craftsmen are all important to ensure the Chao Phraya River is great place to visit for Bangkokians, leisure and business travellers.”

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Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river enjoys a renaissance

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Vein Chao Phraya is enjoying renaissance.

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The Chao Phraya isn’t one of those rivers you can actually call “pretty”. It has muddy brown waters, complex; and the first time visitor can be easily confused by the melee with boats, barges and

sampans all converging in one space. But

revival of the river landscape is slowly converting

naysayers to realign their thinking.

Thailand’s River of Kings, the Chao Phraya, has always been the lifeline of Bangkok locals. Like many rivers around the world, whose cities were built at river mouths and fertile valleys, Bangkok the city arose from these waters, from the 18th century Royal district to Chinatown. Along its banks are stilts, and houses of worship. For the brave of hearts willing to explore the labyrinth of lanes and narrow streets, this is an exciting world waiting to be unraveled. So perhaps it is not surprising that in recent years, some locals are beginning to rediscover the pulse of says, “Downtown Bangkok is exciting. There is always anew mall to hang out in. But the river is becoming the place to be now. Places like The Jam Factory it’s breath of fresh air. You’re in Bangkok, but it’s calmer. Less harried.”

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boat to Klong hollow, waking up to throng of urbanites eager to seek the new.

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