Fah Thai Magazine - Inflight Magazine of Bangkok Airways Issue Mar-Apr 2024
Fah Thai Magazine is an In-Flight Magazine of Bangkok Airways.
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21-24<br />
MAR<br />
<strong>2024</strong><br />
-<br />
MAY<br />
NOW 19 <strong>2024</strong><br />
BANGKOK<br />
BANGKOK 242<br />
“<strong>Bangkok</strong> 242” invites artists, creators, activists,<br />
and researchers to reflect on the urban landscape<br />
from the viewpoint <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bangkok</strong> citizens through<br />
the lenses <strong>of</strong> history, culture, technology,<br />
and innovation.<br />
This meditation on the city’s past, present<br />
and future encompasses the visions <strong>of</strong> 13 artists<br />
and two organisations. Visitors are invited to<br />
take a sneak peek at what the future <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong><br />
Asia’s most vibrant cities could look like.<br />
The focus is on empowering citizens to shape<br />
the space in which they work, rest and play,<br />
making <strong>Bangkok</strong> a more liveable city for all.<br />
Venue: 8th floor, <strong>Bangkok</strong> Art and Culture Centre<br />
(BACC); www.bacc.or.th<br />
KOH MAK<br />
THAIBREAK FESTIVAL<br />
Welcome to the third<br />
edition <strong>of</strong> <strong>Thai</strong>break<br />
Festival’s tropical dream –<br />
where music, art and vacation<br />
collide for an unforgettable<br />
celebration <strong>of</strong> diversity. The three-day fest <strong>of</strong><br />
electronic beats attracts people from around<br />
the world with a vision <strong>of</strong> love, respect and<br />
partying on the enchanted island <strong>of</strong> Koh Mak in<br />
Trat province.<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>break Festival <strong>2024</strong>’s lineup features<br />
top electronic DJs including Matthias Tanzmann,<br />
Gregor Tresher, Cinthie, Felix Kröcher, Dott, NK<br />
Chan, and many more. Expect goosebumps even<br />
when the temperatures on the beach rise above<br />
30 degrees. Tickets at thaibreak-festival.com/shop<br />
Photos: Pavel Khon & Whole Is Home<br />
1-21<br />
APR<br />
<strong>2024</strong><br />
LAOS, THAILAND<br />
TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>land and Laos have always been close,<br />
sharing beliefs and similar celebrations like<br />
traditional New Year. While the Lao New Year<br />
or Boun Pi Mai takes place over three days<br />
from <strong>Apr</strong>il 14-16, <strong>Thai</strong> New Year <strong>2024</strong> will be<br />
supersized and celebrated from <strong>Apr</strong>il 1-21 as<br />
“World Songkran Festival”.<br />
In Laos, the festival still retains more <strong>of</strong> its<br />
original gracious character. The best place<br />
to experience the traditional rites is Luang<br />
Prabang. Best known as the festival <strong>of</strong> water<br />
fights, Lao New Year also <strong>of</strong>fers a gentler, weeklong<br />
programme <strong>of</strong> cultural events. Features<br />
are a procession, a fair, sand-castle competition<br />
on the Mekong, Miss New Year pageant, folk<br />
performances, and cultural shows. Events culminate<br />
in the carrying <strong>of</strong> the Prabang – the town’s most<br />
precious Buddha – from its home at the National<br />
Museum to Wat Mai where it is put on public<br />
display as part <strong>of</strong> a water-blessing ceremony. For<br />
more about <strong>Thai</strong>land’s Songkran, turn to Page 14.<br />
tourismlaos.org, tourismthailand.org<br />
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