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It’s just a Thai royal custom
Prince Chatri Chalerm Yukol, a scion of the Thai royal family, is a slender, soft-spoken, gray-haired gentleman who speaks lightly accented English fluently and looks at least a decade younger than his given age of 60. He is also a world-class film director, one of Thailand’s best.
“The Legend of Suriyothai” is the 23rd film the prince has made since his low-budget science-fiction debut, “Out of the Dark” in 1971. “Suriyothai” depicts a complex historical period in which four royal dynasties jockeyed for dominance. Murderous palace conflicts ooze to the surface just an as army from neighboring Burma (Myanmar) pours across the northern border.
The title character, Queen Suriyothai, is said to have ridden her elephant into battle against the Burmese in 1548, risking her life to defend her husband and the nation. The Sony Classics Pictures release opens Friday in Los Angeles.
A link between moviemaking and royalty isn’t a novelty in Thailand, it’s a tradition. Prince Chatri’s father, Prince Anusorn Mongkolgala, was a Thai cinema pioneer who apprenticed under “King Kong” directors Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack when they filmed the silent docudrama “Chang” in Thailand in 1927. His son studied geology and film at UCLA in the 1960s, and b
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The New Asia: The Most Powerful, Influential & Stylish People To Know In 2020 (Part II)
Wee Teng Wen
Photography: Joel Lim; Styling: Sifra Vania; Grooming: Chris Siow using Cle De Peau Beauté and Revlon Professional; Location: Straits Clan
From rooftop bars to contemporary members’ clubs, many of the hotels and restaurants beloved by Singapore’s well-heeled urbanites were first dreamed up by Wee Teng Wen’s Lo & Behold Group. The co-founder and managing partner of this hospitality company runs a stable of award-winning establishments, including chef Julien Royer’s Odette, currently number one on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants List; The Warehouse Hotel; and members’ club Straits Clan.
“Over the last decade, I’m happy to have created and nurtured 14 vastly different concepts, all backed by a team of passionate hospitality professionals hellbent on making Singapore a little more fun and lovable,” says Wee. Lo & Behold also recently joined the new F&B Sustainability Council, which aims to support local food and beverage establishments in becoming more sustainable. Says Wee: “The New Asia is culturally confident and socially responsible. We are blessed to be here in Singapore, in the right place a
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