ADF MAGAZINE | By Ellen Boonstra THAILAND'S CAPITAL IS becoming an increasingly dynamic hub, attracting artistic talents from across the globe. The first ever Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB) running from October 19, 2018 to February 3, 2019 is set to become a biannual trailblazing event, creating...
BUSINESS ACUMEN | By Ellen Boonstra IF YOU HAVE EVER dreamed of staying at a wildlife reserve and waking up to a herd of friendly elephants milling around outside your balcony window, this is your jumbo opportunity. WFFT, the Wildlife Friends Foundation of Thailand, just opened a...
BUSINESS ACUMEN | By Ellen Boonstra OVER THE LAST decade, video has taken the internet by storm. Now Thailand-based video content creation platform, Crave Asia, is brewing its own storm. In a modern world in which YouTube has become Google’s dynamic all-the-bells-and-whistles younger search-engine brother -- and...
BUSINESS ACUMEN | By Jim Algie THERE IS A hyperactive humanitarian organisation – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance – working at high speed to prevent outbreaks of disease around the world and particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. With the help of the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF,...
ASIA TIMES | By Jim Pollard GAVI, WHICH PROVIDES vaccines to the world's poorest countries, supplied a million doses of a cholera vaccine for people in and around refugee camps in Bangladesh The risk of a deadly epidemic of cholera in massive refugee camps set up in...
ELITE PLUS | Story by Jim Algie | Photos by Catherine Costa THAILAND'S FIRST FOUNDATION solely dedicated to repurposing edible food waste is part of a growing international movement According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), around 1.3 tons of edible food is wasted every...
COCONUTS OF BANGKOK | By Laurel Tuohy THOUGH IT'S HARDLY new, this classic Thai staple — housed in a perfectly preserved century-old house — is always packed due to its extensive menu of never-miss Thai dishes with European twists. Whether you visit their iconic Sathorn Road location...
BANGKOK 101 | By Bangkok 101 THAILAND IS AN incredible place when it comes to producing amazing foods, unique design creations and luxurious health, beauty and wellness products, not to mention jewelry, fashion and handicrafts. There’s so much talent, skill, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. Celebrating brands...
ELITE PLUS | By Nadia Willan FROM RED CURRY Sauce created by Thailand’s culinary heritage masterchefs at Blue Elephant to space-age-style Freeze-dried Durian from Thai company Wel-B; from water hyacinth creations from Ayodhya, one of the country’s leading home décor brands to blended essential oils by...
ELITE PLUS | By Nadia Willan WITH A BACKGROUND in energy, banking, technology and transport in Thailand and the US, businessman Santit Jirawongkraisorn is making real moves in Southeast Asia with Hong-Kong based on-demand delivery app Lalamove; accelerating the potential of last-mile logistics for business customers...