Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn will mark her fourth-cycle birthday on July 4 by inaugurating the Chulabhorn Cancer Centre, which in essence is her “gift” to her mother the Queen.

British royal expresses appreciation

Thank you for the way you treated us,” was the heartfelt message delivered by HRH Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, during his official visit to Thailand on April 25 and 26.

Melanee’s home

Dear Khun Melanee,

HE’LL PUT YOU IN TEAK

Modern versions of the traditional Thai teak house are his stock in trade - but that’s just one iron in Komkrit Chantaravisoot’s roaring fire

Thai-Lao links loudly proclaimed

Throngs of delighted youngsters packed Pump Up to get their fill of Big Ass and Cells last week, when the Ratchadapisek Road pub hosted a night of dancing, screaming and more revelry inspired by the Thai rockers and a visiting Lao band.

Soop Sip

Khun Mai shows independent flair

Mum breathes easier

Hong Kong mother Bonnie Chan has spent part of her holidays in emergency wards around the world, including Phuket. It comes with the itinerary when your child has asthma

BOOKTALK : Evocative sensuality from a child of the mountains

In “Sweet Scent from the Mountains”, a slim condensation of her childhood experiences growing up among the hilltribes on the mountainous Thai-Burmese border, Soikaew Kam-mala weaves dream and reality through her short stories and essays.