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THAILAND
New App ‘Thai Culture’ unveils Thailand’s best cultural spots
Exploring Thailand just got easier. ‘Thai Culture’, Thailand’s newest cultural and tourism mobile app is a deep pool of key information on the country’s
best destinations. Listing more than 70,000 features including historical parks, museums, ancient markets and craft villages, the app is available in English, Mandarin and Thai, and operates on two key features. Be guided
to tourist hotspots within a 10-kilometre range with the ‘Near Me’ feature. Or use the ‘Search’ feature to learn more about your preferred places of
interest. ‘Thai Culture’ provides navigation directions to the site, its hours of operation, admission fee, contact number as well as history and the
site’s top 10 highlights.
Compatible with both iOS and Android devices. Download the free App from the App store or Play Store. Also available for download on
www.thaiculture.go.th
4 APRIL 2016
KOREA
New ‘Art Village’ in Jeju Island
Jeju, an island of villages in South Korea,
has a new attraction. Southeast of Jeju, a sleepy village Shincheon wakes up from its slumber in an artistic fashion. This quiet, unassuming town is recently transformed into an ‘Art Village’ dotted with 43 pop art murals and sculptures. It started in 2014, when filmmakers of the movie ‘Sunshine’ picked Shincheon as a shooting location. A few murals were painted on walls for the shoot. Upon the filmmakers’ departure, local artists, young movie makers and the villagers picked up from what was left to transform Shincheon into an ‘Art Village’. Art celebrating Jeju’s
life and culture appeared on buildings and unexpected spaces, breathing fresh air into the area, exciting locals and travellers.
NEW ZEALAND
Art Meets Sports
Paralympics New Zealand presents the
Spirit of Gold Collection, a set of 12 beautiful portraits created by Kiwi artist Amber Gabrielle Stephens. Featuring some of
New Zealand’s distinguished summer and winter Paralympians and Para-athletes, the collection includes London 2012 Paralympic Games medallists, Sophie Pascoe, Michael Johnson, Cameron Leslie and Mary Fisher, Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games medallist, Corey Peters, and World Champion Para-Cyclists Emma Foy and Laura Thompson. The portraits will be exhibited around New Zealand from January to mid June 2016. More than 10 local events are planned nationwide, ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Catch a glimpse of the portraits and learn more about para-sports while you’re on the road.